Jazz music can be intimidating. A person's first exposure to jazz can bring about feelings of confusion and disorientation, of discomfort, or even anger. I remember having some of these feelings when I was first exposed to jazz music at a local concert. Now, I had heard jazz before, but it had always been presented in a way I could deal with; as background music in a restaurant, on TV commercials, at the end of movies. Sitting in that quiet room, listening to a bunch of old musicians obviousl... Read More