What Have We Done And How Do We Fix It?

Big bands toured three hundred days a year, and groups such as Blood, Sweat, and Tears and Chicago Transit Authority - later known simply as Chicago - jettisoned the ensuing fusion of jazz and rock that burst onto the music scene with an unprecedented dynamic explosion. College campuses with music programs must take a greater role in providing support for the musicians they are creating, often to the tune of fifty or sixty thousand dollars a year.Today, the coffee shop has become the place to go, and millions of dollars spent for a five-dollar cup of java, accompanied by free Wi-Fi, could also provide a viable venue for live jazz.