This derision only intensified as Creoles saw the de-mand for their more polite brand of musicking shrink in favor of“hotter,” “dirtier” styles. Their forced musical interaction must havestruck many Downtown players as particularly galling because most ofthem did not even consider Uptown players to be “musicians” at all.
After reviewing this passage, it made me think of how every few decades, history and things always repeat themselves in some aspect. In this more modern age we've found that newer artists are also looked down upon by older artists for the same reasons as the new "uptown jazz artists" of their time. While also thinking about this, i've seen more connection to the modern world. In my opinion, how can you be an artist if you're not willing to see what can evolve from the past masters?