Danny, Bob Norton & others emphasise the importance of 'entertaining'......something I have always tried to do in whatever 'genre' I was trying to play. BUT.....I was 'depping' on banjo, on a Trad Jazz gig some time ago,.... in band I had never worked with before. It was a noisey crowd & the band leader (trumpeter) was annoyed. At the interval. ......In an effort to cheer him up, I said, "I know they're a bit noisey....but they seem to be enjoying themselves!" He replied....."They're not here to enjoy themselves....they're here to be listen to JAZZ!"
I retreated back behind my banjo! Regards, Joe G.