JJA News

Is Jazz BAM, and BAM jazz? Payton panel ponders - The Pace Report on musical genre linguistics

JJA News — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:18:21 +0000

Trumpeter Nicholas Payton calls what he does BAM, for black American music, avering that

negative connotations of the “j-word” does the music and the musicians no good. He gathered instrumentalists Gary Bartz, Marcus Strickland, Orrin Evans and Ben Wolfe to a panel in mid January moderated by writer Touré at Birdland in New York City, essentially to support the position… [read more]

Trombonist launches Philly jazz fest, Kickstarter-willing - Coming in April: re-energized scene, crowd-source funded?

David R. Adler — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:04:44 +0000

"One day with a lot of great bands, mainly original music, a lot of personalities." -- Ernest Stuart

Seeking JJANews editor, JJA online admin - JJA Job Postings

JJA Editor — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:04:54 +0000

The JJA currently seeks to fill two paid positions: editor of JJANews and online administration of the JJA. Both are part-time jobs requiring more work than the JJA can afford to pay for, so dedication to the organization and acceptance of responsibilities in a volunteer mode are attributes required from successful candidates. Other requisites are the ability to work with… [read more]

Appreciating the first African-American artists’ manager in jazz - John Levy, RIP

JJA Editor — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:48:57 +0000

Arnold Jay Smith blogs about the late John Levy, 1913 – 2012 — bassist, manager to jazz greats, NEA Jazz Master.

Critique student jazz journalists’ articles, photos - Joe Locke + 2 in New York State's "Capital area"

JJA Editor — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 19:35:59 +0000

High school students from the Germantown Central School District on New York State (about 20 miles northeast of Woodstock) had a go at jazz journalism in early December, when four of a class of

about 30 studying Digital Photography and Journalism took up the challenge to write about or post photos of a performance by the Joe Locke Trio at the Athens Cultural Center. Now… [read more]

Honor Roll of the 2011 Deceased - RIP, Dear Musicians and Colleagues

JJA Editor — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:09:19 +0000

These jazz, blues and otherwise musical artists, journalists, industry leaders, educators

and related personages died in 2011 — compiled by W. Royal Stokes and Ken Franckling. Sadly we have no comparable list of the jazz and blues greats born in 2011.

MARGARET WHITING, BRIAN RUST, MILTON BABBITT, GEORGE SHEARING, EDDIE KIRKLAND, JOE MORELLO, PINETOP PERKINS, BILLY BANG, GIL SCOTT-HERON,

… [read more]

JJA Media Forward at APAP, CMA - Mini media conference amid presenters, performers

Howard Mandel — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:24:24 +0000

The JJA’s four-session (plus party) NYC mini-conference within the Association for Performing Arts Presenters’ annual convention, Jan. 6 through 8, and our panel “Social Media Without Fear” at the Chamber Music America conference, Jan. 14, engaged some 150 journalists, publicists, presenters and artists with news and tips about media now.With panelists ranging across the musical-infrastructure spectrum and attendees including a similar spread… [read more]

JazzVideoGuy reports on JEN - Six-minute review of the Louisville jazz conference

JJA Editor — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:41:58 +0000

Bret “JazzVideoGuy” Primack, JJA member and instructor of the JJA’s eyeJAZZ video news project, shows just what went on at the Jazz Education Network’s conference January 6 – 8, 2012. Click on headline to view his video report.

JJA members can be JEN members - JJA member benefit

JJA Editor — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:42:55 +0000

The Jazz Journalists Association has renewed its Network Affiliate Group membership in the Jazz Education Network, so JJA members can become JEN affiliate members for $10, and receive benefits as listed at the JEN website. Benefits include members’ registration to the third annual JEN conference, “Developing Tomorrow’s Jazz Audiences Today!”, January 4 – 7 2012 in Louisville, KY.

JEN has… [read more]

Journalists, presenters, publicists, artists: Media for growth - JJA at APAP and CMA conferences, Jan 6 - 8, Jan 14

JJA Editor — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:40:04 +0000

Concrete, practical steps for journalists, presenters, publicists and artists pursuing new audiences, higher profiles and more mutual engagement: that’s the focus of Media for Audience Development,
the JJA’s third annual New York City winter mini-conference. The JJA is producing three panel discussions and a Town Hall meeting at the Association for Performing Arts Presenters convention at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers,… [read more]