SwingDJs

I actually know what you are talking about Greg, I've been privy to that kind of relationship myself. My point was mostly sarcastic but more along the lines of, having been around you dad and read and heard his thoughts, I'm surprised that the interest didn't just percolate up on its own years ago w...

I'm wondering where this will go. I admit I'm NOT well educated in who played where and when. That's only recently started to be important to me as my interest in jazz has just begun to develop. Dude with your dad? *shakes head* I love ya Greg, but when I see you I'm going to beat some since into t...

But on another topic, and looking at the big picture of innovation, in style of dance, Dean simply changed his style to better reflect the modern rhtyhm , which was from the original Savoy Lindy Hop to better match the music of the times which was the more smoothed out swing (Basie) as opposed to t...

I think Janice's message was needlessly confusing... but her reasons behind her statements were entirely understanadble and valid... The focus seems to be about culture... "...come prepared to do the best job you can representing Lindy Hop music that you think shows off Harlem and its gifts to ...

Word is bond.

As usual. Those who like to consider themselves "purists" will often ignore the definitions and examples that blatanly contradict their stance. I've said it in relation to dancing and I'll say it in relation to the music... if you are going to try and define something in this case music......

"Rhythmic Displacement" that is how i have heard it defined, and i think those two words are all that you need. it leaves out everything else. it leaves out genre, style, technique, taste, etc..... The problem is that you exclude songs that have rhythmic displacement... part of the defini...