The Jazz Journalists Association was proud to present the National Endowment for the Arts’ class of 2021 Jazz Masters Tribute Concert, from…
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Highlighting the creative energy of the greater jazz community over a year of turmoil, the 2021 JJA Jazz Awards’ Finalists Ballot, released…
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As 11 of the 23 Jazz Heroes the JJA identified for celebration are professional musicians, we created a Spotify playlist from their…
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I’ve previously posed several questions regarding the relevance and presence, or lack thereof, of the feminist voice and women’s lens in jazz…
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Throughout 2020, people that arts journalists and local jazz fans alike recognize as “activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz” —…
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If a woman writes about jazz, is she imposing a feminist act? Feminism is a school of thought that vehemently fights for…
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With six authors of nominees for the 2021 JJA Jazz Award for Book of the Year About Jazz convening on a Zoom…
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1) What is the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA)? The Jazz Journalists Association is a non-profit professional organization of freelance and staff writers,…
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Jazz Journalists Association members — most writers or broadcasters, living in or near U.S. major or smaller cities — want more connections…
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The story is like a fairytale, one that is almost impossible to believe or for a child to understand. It is the…
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One unintended consequence of the 2020 JJA Jazz Awards: Photographer Steven Sussman has gone public with his images of jazz musicians in…
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Carla Bley, composer-arranger-bandleader and pianist, has won the 2020 JJA Jazz Award for Lifetime Achievement in Jazz in the 25th annual honors…
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