CLAMPS ON FREE SPEECH NOT MUSIC TO THE EARS.(RHYTHM)(JAZZ)(Column)

From: The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: March 16, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Kevin Lynch

Jazz is about freedom of expression, but don't get too free if you're playing at the Concourse Hotel.

Apparently the bar thinks the art form should be entertainment without a point of view. So kudos and condolences to trombonist Joel Adams.

Recently he spoke his mind from the bandstand about America's treatment of Iraqi prisoners and President Bush's blithe joking about U.S. and Iraqi war casualties. After hotel management reprimanded him, Adams stood by his remarks and his penchant for making political statements during his Concourse gigs. The ...

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