what I got from Moses' letter is that jazz is more than just a musical genre but an all-encompassing WAY OF LIFE that makes no distinction between sleeping, eating, driving, reading and playing your instrument. It's also rooted in respect and tradition and the search for an individual voice. So if that's his take - and I think he's right to have it - then he is right to be dismayed by a lot of what he hears and sees. When he speaks of musicians coming to blows with each other because they cut each other off mid-solo, he's really suggesting that it's a serious game and if you don't want to LIVE it, get the fuck off the bandstand.