Looking for proof that jazz is alive and well? You’ll find the most recent publications and other work reported by the extremely active members of the Jazz Journalists Association after the jump. We never sleep! If you are a JJA member and would like your recent activities included in the next installment of Member Updates, send a brief paragraph beginning with your name to membernews@jazzjournalists.org by March 3, 2017.
David R. Adler wrote about big-band composer Jihye Lee for The Village Voice and vocalist/guitarist Allan Harris for JazzTimes. He has reviewed CDs recently by George Burton, Miguel Zenón, Nate Smith, Vinnie Sperrazza, Peter Brendler and more for The New York City Jazz Record and Stereophile. He’ll soon publish a long Q&A with altoist Rudresh Mahanthappa for the South Asian American Digital Archive.
Joan Watson-Jones hosts “The Jazz Room” on www.cyberstationusa.com Internet Jazz Radio. In February she’ll talk with Stephanie J. Castillo about her film Night Bird Song, Paul Combs about his book Dameronia; The Life of Tadd Dameron and saxophonist Lou Donaldson. Archived shows at www.dqrm.com/thejazzroom.
Member Updates are edited by Michael J. West. Use our JJA Member Directories to find JJA members qualified to contribute to your publication or production or to assist you with your jazz-related project. The directories can be searched by name, area of expertise and geographic location.
If you aren’t a JJA Member yet, consider joining us. Membership is open to both Professional Journalists (writers, bloggers, photographers, videographers, web producers and others who cover jazz) and Industry Associates (musicians, educators, presenters, promoters and others who work in the industry and support our work.)
