W. Royal Stokes has posted his annual roundup of music-and-culture-related books he received from publishers in 2016. He has annotated each of…
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Journalist and broadcaster Ted Panken, a master interviewer, received the Jazz Journalists Association’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Award, WEMU (Ypsilanti MI)…
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Henry Threadgill is recipient of the Jazz Journalists Association’s 2016 Lifetime Achievement in Jazz Award — composer-orchestra leader Maria Schneider wins Musician of…
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The 2016 class of “Jazz Heroes” — 27 activists of positive influence on their U.S. musical communities and beyond — have been…
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Andy 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,…
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W. Royal Stokes’ Roundup of 130 or so Jazz, Blues, Beyond and other books published in the past year or so provides a useful…
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Based 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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ESPECIALLY NOTABLE AMONG 2015's DECEASED: BOB BELDEN, MARCUS BELGRAVE, NATALIE COLE, ORNETTE COLEMAN*, JEFF GOLUB, BO DOLLIS, WILTON FELDER, JOHNNY GIMBLE, ORRIN…
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Nicole Mitchell, winner of the JJA’s 2015 Flutist of the Year Award, received her engraved statuette at the Jazz Institute of Chicago’s…
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Jazz-loving, across-the-boards music journalist Ernie Santosuosso’s career is reprised well by Brian Marquard, Boston Globe staffer.…
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Looking for proof that jazz is alive and well? You’ll find the most recent publications and other work reported by the extremely…
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