vanblah

So ... how did it go? Do you appreciate jazz now?

In my opinion you shouldn't have to learn to appreciate anything ... either you do or you don't. As a musician I can certainly appreciate some of the complex structures that some jazz musicians can achieve. I can also appreciate nursery rhymes.

I don't go out of my way to listen to either genre. I don't feel inferior when I decide that I don't care for a certain piece of music or style.

If you never learn to appreciate all the different types of jazz music then you shouldn't worry about it. You don't have to appreciate any specific type of music to be a "well-rounded" person or musician.