European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 30, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Rock n jazz salary and photos by Tom Rosa Stair writer Maynard Ferguson True net Bonnie and snide is there a european in the House Page 14 the stars and stripes the audience was predominantly rack oriented and the performers played every thing from grass shears to an electric violin at the Lith annual Mon Crux International although jazz had been the firm foundation of this festival in past its Initiator and program i Claude is excited by the changes taken place in both the style of music being offered and the makeup of the the audience keeps getting younger and younger while getting bigger and nobs owners of the luxury hotels that line the Shore of Lake May not be As excited As nobs watch ing potential customers sacking out in the Public Parks rather than spending Swiss francs far a comfortable bed and a hot Shower nor May they find the sometimes raucous behaviour at Rock stars any More appealing during their Short stays in the hotel but when All Tow diverge element gathered together at the Moto Ciu the Swiss night air was filled with full Range of that came from an assortment of that somehow blended together to nuke what bad come to Good the opening act of the festivals final weekend performances prepared uie audience for anything note had lined up billed As corps and the three musicians pulled most of their instruments out of Gar Bage playing such numbers As Corkscrew blues with a Solo performance by a legitimate and bringing a window and water hoses Cor other the Trio played the bags themselves for an encore to satisfy the Audi every night we try to get a combination to appease the nobs and although some limes the combinations did not seem fixable because of their diversified nobs said he went with his feelings lit developing each evenings performances and added that it gave the audience a Chance to discover new but the audience was most enthusiastic with the music and the performers they were i when the irishman with the mov Smej Berry and the sounds of electric Bill the crowd rocked he i their Rory Gallagher and his band had i swarming around the stage and be manner usually reserved for a Shadlu Canadian jazz enthusiast Todd full British has been to t festivals and Felt both the music the audiences Are being depreciated by i of nobs countered the accusation by i festival was appealing to a crowd b music and not to any particular style he added that More teats had been w performances than festivals first five Rickman did feel comfortable w Nance q Muddy one of the of Trie responded with to wuss cushioned Stool and Sang some of his cd dog Kansas City my my were also Given nobs was so Imore Asoh that he is pest try Western artists at next Haiti was impressed by to her music and said she
