Why Does All Jazz Sound The Same?

@jjss49,
the gift that never stops giving 🙏🙏🙏🙏

So on the mark. Thanks for sharing your experience,  lucky you to have such a roommate. 

A very good friend of mine is  a drummer and his brother is  a pianist.  Both are accomplished jazz musicians on our local scene. It was incredibly helpful in my development when I'd listen to them practice and attend their weekend shows. Talk about training one's ear with all of that frequent up close exposure to live instruments. 
Charles 

@superblackbirddave1,
Your wife is not alone with those sentiments. Jazz and classical music will never be mainstream for the general population and I accept that. Pop,Rock, Hip hop,Rap is what millions gravitate toward and where mega amount of money is generated.

I actually feel lucky/fortunate to be one of the  "relative minority" of people who simply love and deeply appreciate the outstanding music that the jazz genre offers. Given its small niche in the music universe it’s amazing the vast amount of recordings (And quality) available.
Charles

Hi @kijanki, 
Got It!😂. 
Honestly it's hard to tell sometimes when communication is limited to text and in addition  knowing that in reality  'some' would actually feel /believe that in regard to jazz.
Charles 

@kijanki, 
I don't know if your comment is tongue in cheek or not. If your serious see my post above. Those musicians sound nothing alike playing the same songs. Very different approaches and improvisations. Probably you are posting in the same spirit of @snackeyp. 
Charles 

@snackeyp, 
I'm not sure what you're listening to. Listen to the following small sample.


Piano,  Theloneus Monk vs Oscar Peterson.
Guitar,  Wes Montgomery vs Jim Hall.
Trumpet,   Clfford Brown vs Chet Baker. 
Alto saxophone,  Paul Desmond vs Charlie Parker. 

If you're unable t distinguish differences between these iconic jazz musicians playing the same instrument then something's wrong.
Charles