N.Z.—STRONGHOLD OF BRASS BANDS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 29, 18 February 1937, Page 5

N.Z.—STRONGHOLD OF BRASS BANDS

-Presi AiSociatibn.)

Jazz in Ascendant in Australia subs1dy suggested

(By TeloeraDh-

NELSON, This Day. The opinion expreSsed hy Mr E; PKerry, adjudicator for the New Zealand band contest that jazz orchestras would eventuafiy displace brass bands in NeW Sbtith Wales, was referred to by Mr ]S. Bailiser, president of the Nbw Zeaiaiid Brksk Bknds Asedciktioii, when replying to the officikl Weldome. Mr Palliser said that Mr Kerry'a statement thkt the trend was Toi* the displacemehi bf brass bands by jazsJ ofchestras and that ihe death kiieli of bands hkd beeh eouiided, may , havo frightened ,the public. aiid the bkfids. ''That fiiie sight in Travalgar Square. Nelson, tb-day) Was a eomplete answer aiid shoW'ed that brkss bands ih NpW Zealaiid wero not (lying," e&id ,.Mf ; Ralliser ainid applkuse; "The New .Zekland Associktion this yeat MA 96 it* filiated bahds, tiie higheSt number ever affiliated ih the Dominibh^ kiid it ii i pleasuig featiite to the execiitivei) that with the exceptioh bf twb) all are fihancial. Mr Kerry can tell his jkzz friends ih Australia that there ik one piace wherie bands ckn corhbat jazz, ahd that is .in New Zealand" (abplause). "When Mr Kerry addressed the gkjbhering he said: "I quitb expected Mr Palliser to rufi it in, biit I still stknd by what I said so far as Australia i« boncerned, ahd particularl^ New Souih Wkles. I did hot mention New Zealand in my comment." Mr Kerry suggested that brkss bahds should receive a Gov^mihent subsidy, .making a prize of £500 possible at eacii anpual cohtest.