Is Jazz Dead

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I was reading a recent article claiming jazz was all but dead.Somewhat,the Big Band era is in the past,but the elements used from jazz are all around us.Yes,you all but never hear of the Big Band or Swing Bands anymore,but elements of jazz are all around,in all styles of music.Jazz,per se,has many limbs and branches off of the trunk!It has branched out into Smooth Jazz,Fusion,R&B,Funk,and even some rap.People like Chick Corea,John McLaughlin,Pat Metheny,Herbie Hancock,have reinvented jazz and kept it going.And now there is a whole new generation of jazzers.So,to me at least,jazz is not dead,just constantly reininventing itself.....
Can Jazz Be Saved?
• In 2002, the year of the last survey, 10.8% of adult Americans attended at least one jazz performance. In 2008, that figure fell to 7.8%.
• Not only is the audience for jazz shrinking, but it’s growing older—fast. The median age of adults in America who attended a live jazz performance in 2008 was 46. In 1982 it was 29....
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204619004574320303103850572.html
Jazz sites... http://www.downbeat.com/
http://www.allaboutjazz.com/