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anyone? Jason Marsalis vs. 'Jazz Nerds International'   Have
you, as a listener, been suffering under the influence of Jazz
Nerds International?  Jazz critic and blogger for the Ottawa
Citizen Peter Hum wrote a terrific post Thursday on the latest
installment in what's become known as "the jazz wars," a long-
running culture clash pitting the music's traditionalists --
personified by nearly any member of the gifted Marsalis family
-- versus what could be considered jazz's new guard.  A little
background: This new guard encompasses some of the most
acclaimed, adventurous artists in jazz today -- Christian Scott,
the Bad Plus, Vijay Iyer and the Claudia Quintet, just to name a
few who have been featured in this space -- as well as anyone
who followed in the footsteps of late-period John Coltrane and
"Bitches Brew"-era Miles Davis. A hardcore traditionalist would
argue that these musicians, though talented, may be playing
interesting music but it's certai