The thing about everyone hating jazz feels more meme than reality Yea, there's a reason why people like lounge pianists will often play jazz standards if they

The thing about everyone hating jazz feels more meme than reality Yea, there's a reason why people like lounge pianists will often play jazz standards if they just want to create some pleasant background 'noise' and don't really want to draw attention to themselves. If a bar quietly has a "Best of Generic Jazz" playlist on, they're probably not driving away many customers. (Some) jazz is on the whole [1] probably one of the most inoffensive and generally accepted genre of music around. [1] Yes, I know that there is plenty of jazz that isn't like this. And this is where the music nerds can get into their what is 'real jazz' arguments