Howard Mandel, President of the Jazz Journalists Association since 1994, has announced he’s retiring from that position at the end of 2025.…
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Since 2011, I have had the chance to participate in most editions of Jazz Appreciation Month in Montenegro (= JAM Montenegro). Pianist…
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Drummer and composer Phil Raskin (June 10, 1957 – June 9, 2025) told me more than once more than once he was…
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Winners of the 2025 JJA Jazz Awards are now on view at www.JJAJazzAwards.org. Congratulations to them, as well as to all the…
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The JJA mourns New Orleans’ style by celebrating Francis Davis, our esteemed friend — an author, columnist, editor, poll-meister and inquisitive, insightful…
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More than 400 nominees for more than 40 categories of honors for excellence in jazz recordings and performance and jazz journalism and…
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On Thursday, April 17, the JJA hosted Jazz Zoom 25! – an afternoon online party for the 2025 Jazz Heroes with guest…
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Musicians who double or triple as educators, presenters and support-group organizers. Festival producers from Tucson to Northhampton, from the San Diego-Tijuana Borderland…
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The Jazz Journalists Association has launched its annual Jazz Awards season with the announcement ofeight nominees and 15 Honorable Mentions in two categories…
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The famous Russian jazz ensemble Uralskiy Dixieland turned 55 at the end of 2024. A birthday celebration concert in honor of this…
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Written in reaction to the publication of the 19th annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll, administered by Tom Hull. Alternate views: Francis’…
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The ghost of George Wein dropped by and mingled with jazzmen of Belgrade the last weekend of October (as usual). The occasion…
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