[Harp-L] Music is not a competition?



David Fairweather wrote-

>So I don't buy into that
>"competition is bad" mindset.

I don't think competition is inherently bad. I do think, however, that competition would probably make what is wonderful about festivals like SPAH and Buckeye less wonderful.

I was at the Buckeye jam that Buzz posted about. Buzz is an absolute master at running a jam and has led many circles of harmonica players of varying abilities to some very impressive heights (his pairing of Ben Nathanson and Frederic Yonnet at last year's Buckeye blues jam being an example of his inspired leadership-it rocked!). But this was something else. The jam seemed to run itself, a runaway train that somehow stayed on the tracks and finally coasted safely into the station. What a ride! A number of people who were there, including Madcat, said it was the best harmonica jam they had ever been to. This was certainly true for me, and by at least an order of magnitude. I simply do not believe that the same magic would have descended upon our musical collaboration there in the Ohio night if the participants were adversaries during another part of the festival.

George





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