Walter Smith III: What Kind of Jazzer Are You?
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What Kind of Jazzer Are You?

What type of jazzer are you?

This article was originally published in 2016 as part of the print edition of LOOP.

Score 5 points for each answer that describes you:

1. YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNT HAS MORE FOLLOWERS THAN YOU HAVE ALBUM SALES 2. YOU RELEASE A CD WITH A JEWEL CASE 3. YOU ONLY GO TO SHOWS IF YOU ARE ON THE GUEST LIST 4. YOU FIND YOURSELF TAKING GIGS JUST FOR THE FREQUENT-FLYER MILES 5. YOU DIDN’T WRITE ENOUGH SONGS FOR YOUR ALBUM, SO YOU RECORD A BLUES (IN F) 6. YOU ARE IN YOUR FORTIES AND HAVE ROOMMATES 7. YOU WILL ENDORSE ANYTHING, JUST BECAUSE IT’S FREE 8. YOU TALK THROUGH SOMEONE’S CONCERT AND THEN TELL THEM HOW GREAT IT WAS AFTERWARDS 9. YOU USE THE WORD KILLING 10. YOU ONLY TRAVEL WITH CDS TO SELL IF YOU ARE GOING TO JAPAN 11. YOUR ALBUM TITLE IS TOO DEEP FOR THE MUSIC ON THE DISC 12. YOU ONLY PLAY SWING 13. YOU ONLY PLAY ORIGINAL MUSIC 14. YOU ONLY PLAY STRAIGHT EIGHTHS 15. YOU ONLY PLAY IN ODD METERS 16. YOU DON’T KNOW ANY TUNES EXCEPT THE ONES ON KIND OF BLUE (MINUS “FLAMENCO SKETCHES” AND THE INTRO TO “SO WHAT,” OF COURSE!) 17. YOU NEVER EAT VEGETABLES ON TOUR 18. YOU USE THE PHRASE “BIRD AND DIZ”

HOW DID YOU DO? 21–40 PTS: HAVEN’T BEEN ON 41–60 PTS: GETTING LAZY
0–20 PTS: TROMBONE PLAYER THE SCENE VERY LONG 61+ PTS: TRIFLING

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