There's lots of great jazz in Chicago too. Just because you're studying music theory doesn't mean you've suddenly discovered the secret to what makes music good or that everyone should listen to classical and jazz. There are rock bands that are just as syncopated and dissonant as any of your jazz greats... everyone is going to listen what they're going to listen to and chances are they don't need you to educate them. Also, I don't know where you developed this elitist view that classical composers are only being discussed in colleges... there are plenty of people interested in classical music who aren't studying music theory.
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