Memo from Viachek Kryshtofovych, Jr., writer/editor/musician in Kyiv, re this photo, from the report of Lyudmila Shekera’s family seeking safety from Russia’s…
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Guitarist Dom Minasi — born on the same day as Wes Montgomery, and claiming an affinity with New York’s fabled “downtown scene,”…
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The first nominees of the 2022 JJA Jazz Awards have been announced: Contenders for Jazz Book of the Year in separate categories…
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Meet a member: Jose Dos Santos, author, radio/tv program host/producer of the long-running program La esquina del jazz and veteran on-the-scene/in-the-know Havana-based…
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Entries are now being accepted from photographers world-wide for the JJA’s Photo of the Year (2021) Jazz Award. “We want photos that…
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Terri Hinte, the independent Bay Area-based publicist renowned for her love of Brazilian music, representation of jazz artists including Sonny Rollins, and…
MoreJJA members who published books in 2021 — Debbie Burke, Jordannah Elizabeth, Bill Milkowski and Deanna Witkowski — will discuss their works…
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Articles from the web of potential special interest to jazz journalists. Send your links to evergreen or new stories to Editor@JazzJournalists.org Where…
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How many jazz albums were released in 2021? 749, according to the annual master list prepared by Jazzweek, which compiles weekly reports…
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Gregory Stephen “Ironman” or “Ionman” Tate, a writer, author, editor with an innovative, influential and utterly original critique of American culture as…
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This list, compiled by the JJA’s Book Award committee chaired by Bob Blumenthal, comprises titles to be considered for the 2022 Award…
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The Jazz Journalists Association will hold its first Members Only Town Hall, a Zoom call offering audio-video interactivity, on Saturday, December 4,…
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