Here we are after the MLB All-Star Break and Bastille Day, with the 2024 NEA Jazz Masters announced (congratulations, Willard Jenkins!, a…
MoreYears back I wrote an article headlined “Tap as Turf” for the JJA’s print newsletter, discussing how most jazz writers didn’t consider…
MoreWinners of the 2023 JJA Jazz Awards have emailed their appreciations for the honors, often with notable things to say about our…
MoreDuring my three decades of teaching jazz and voice, I have realized that there is a a dearth of resources available to…
MoreWorld-spanning saxophonist, composer-improviser and band leader Charles Lloyd is hailed for his Lifetime Achievement in Jazz – Drummer Terri Lyne Carrington honored as Musician of the Year and for her…
MoreThe Jazz Journalists Association has launched celebration of its 2023 slate of Jazz Heroes — 36 people in 32 U.S. cities who…
MoreThe Jazz Journalists Association has announced finalists for the 2023 JJA Jazz Awards, the organization’s 28th annual celebration of excellence in jazz…
MoreKen Franckling, a gifted and prolific photographer, writer, critic and ardent supporter of jazz and jazz musicians, died unexpectedly March 24 at…
MoreSunday March 26 was a day to be glued to a screen where the Final Four would take center stage. The spectacle…
MoreDo you have a book idea to pitch, are you curious about submission processes, do you want to hear how others have…
MoreAward-winning portrait photographer, designer and producer Carol Friedman speaks of her images live on-line March 25, 1 pm ET, in a “Seeing…
MoreThe Jazz Journalists Association launches its 28th annual Jazz Awards season with an announcement of eight nominees and 10 Honorable Mentions in…
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