[jimtranr]

Originally Posted by Petronius

Colleagues,
I wanted to ask you, my fellow AudioAficionado-ites your thoughts on why classical music is not liked by more people.

One reason--and it's strictly a guess--is that it's because classical typically requires a more-than-casual attention span, where you have to listen actively, often for long stretches--unless all you care about is the "big tune." We're an immediate-gratification, hurry-hurry culture, and the rigors of classical listening don't quite fit that mold.

I suspect that the same could apply to jazz.