While he never uses the word "family," the association is all-too-evident. Children leave home to make their own way, even mock at their loving parents, who are nevertheless always there for them.
Probably the best known of the groups to break away from Dizzy is Metamorphosis (變形蟲爵士樂團), which became one of the first bands in Taiwan to release a commercial jazz album in August 2001. "They wanted to go their own way," Ken said, choosing small-format improvisational work over the more regimented big band-style favored by Dizzy.
"But our players are not just a cell within a bigger organism. The conductor might point out this or that, but if they want to do it their own way, there is not much we can do about it."
While it might be too tolerant for some, Dizzy probably wouldn't be quite the same organization without its rather eccentric attitude to big band music. "It is part of the reason we have survived so long," Ken said, and it would be hard to deny that the world of jazz in Taiwan would be a much poorer place without the Dizzy Jazz Band. "You cannot say you have really done jazz in Taipei unless you have spent a little time with us," said Ken.
What: Dizzy Jazz Band
When: Today 7:30pm
Where: Chungshan Hall, Taipei
Tickets: NT$400 to NT$1,000 are available through Fnac, Kingstone and Sensio bookstores, the CKS Cultural Center and at the door.
On the net: Detailed information about the Dizzy Jazz Band can be found at http: //www.dizzy.org.tw
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