More than two dozen “Jazz Heroes” — Americans exerting unusual positive musical influence on their communities, and not only by being musicians – have…
MoreThe Jazz Journalists Association has announced nominees for its 2017 JJA Jazz Awards, the 21st annual celebration of excellence in music and music…
MoreEditor’s note: Nat Hentoff, jazz journalist, civil rights advocate and JJA Lifetime Achievement Award honoree, died January 7, 2017. Christine Passarella, educator…
More“Basics of Jazz Journalism” is the title of the JJA’s panel discussion/workshop at the fifth annual Jazz Connect conference, to be held…
MoreJournalist and broadcaster Ted Panken, a master interviewer, received the Jazz Journalists Association’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Award, WEMU (Ypsilanti MI)…
MoreWinners of the 2016 Jazz Awards for journalism will be announced and presented, along with the Jazz Hero Award for New York City’s…
MoreBucky Pizzarelli, Charles Lloyd, Chick Corea, Bobby Hutcherson and Henry Threadgill have been nominated for the JJA’s Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Award, and…
MoreThe 2016 class of “Jazz Heroes” — 27 activists of positive influence on their U.S. musical communities and beyond — have been…
MoreAndy Gilbert, a noted Bay Area freelance writer, has accepted a seat on the Jazz Journalists Association’s board of directors. Frequently published…
MoreThe Jazz Journalists Association has begun the process of selecting winners of its 2016 Jazz Awards for achievements in music and journalism,…
MoreW. Royal Stokes’ Roundup of 130 or so Jazz, Blues, Beyond and other books published in the past year or so provides a useful…
MoreBased on reporting by David Adler, the take-away from the JJA’s session on “Jazz in the Mainstream Media,” moderated by JJA board member Jennifer…
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