Jazz [vs] Classical

[ofir_y]

Hello,
I read here for a while and i've noticed that 99% of the
theards are about mozzart, bach, etc..

Anyone here play jazz or something else?

[jazzyprof]

I do play some jazz.  But you're right, 99% of the posts here are about classical music.  Maybe we should ask nils (the moderator) to start a separate section on this forum, a "Jazz Club" or something where jazz posts can be directed and jazz lovers can gather to jam.

[ofir_y]

It's so rare to be a jazz pianist , not classical music?

Sometimes ppl just take it so obvious that if you play the piano,
You must play bach .

[jazzyprof]

Of course these days most serious jazz pianists also have excellent training in classical technique.  A couple of my jazz piano teachers have told me they spend a fair amount of their practice time playing Bach and Chopin.  Oscar Peterson speaks of developing a more cantabile style by studying Chopin etudes in his early days.