Jazz journalism is alive and well, as JJA members are getting their news and views about the music out in every media platform — locally, nationally and internationally.We never sleep! See the most recent publications and other work reported by the extremely active members of the Jazz Journalists Association after the jump.If you’re a JJA member and want your recent activities included in the next installment of Member Updates, send a brief paragraph beginning with your name to membernews@jazzjournalists.org by July 3, 2018.
Nancy Barell’s 110th program on Purejazzradio.com is airing this week. She is on Tuesdays at 7pm and Thursdays at 11am. “If anyone knows how to bring my show, ‘Jazz Spotlight On Sinatra,’ to Radionomy, please let me know as I found it very confusing.”
Jane Ira Bloom performs with her quartet at the Iowa City Jazz Festival Main Stage, 21 N. Clinton Ave on Sat, June 30 @ 9:00pm. She’ll be joined by long-time bandmates pianist Dawn Clement, bassist Mark Helias, and drummer Bobby Previte.
Sharonne Cohen published an interview with drummer Chris “Daddy” Dave on the release of his Blue Note debut. She also interviewed drummer Dana Murray about his new release, Negro Manifesto. Both interviews appeared in OkayPlayer.
Jeff Duperon promotes the history of jazz and showcases jazz artists and new releases through his weekend programming on WRTI 90.1 radio. Duperon was awarded the 2018 “Philly Celebrates Jazz” Award, given to a Philadelphian for their contributions to the art form of jazz. He also serves as the Executive Director of The Jazz Bridge Project, an organization that continues to serve jazz musicians in times of crisis while raising awareness of the regional jazz sound.
Alex Dutilh produced a 10-hour radio program about – and with – Charles Lloyd on Open Jazz/France Musique.
Steve Griggs will facilitate a workshop called “Unspoken Rules of Small Group Playing” at Seattle’s Jazz Night School with Chicago pianist Joan Hickey and drummer Joel Spencer. Steve will celebrate the 20th anniversary of his two recordings featuring Elvin Jones with a performance at the Royal Room. He will read from his script Blues for John T. Williams at Elliot Bay Books for the release of the latest edition of Raven Chronicles.
James Hale wrote an appreciation of the late pianist Geri Allen for DownBeat, as well as a review of the third edition of Newvelle Records’ vinyl jazz recordings and a “Jazz On Campus” profile of Indiana University. For SoundStageXperience.com he wrote about a new set of music collected by folklorist Alan Lomax and performed by Andy Biskin’s 16 Tons.
Patrick Hinely has retired from his post as University Photographer at Washington and Lee University, after almost 40 years of service to his alma mater, and is pleased to see much of his work, both photographic and written, from the pages of Cadence in recent years assembled in book form as part of the magazine’s first volume of The Jazz Stories Project.
Sanford Josephson will be producing three concerts for a new Jazz on a Sunday Afternoon concert series at the Jay and Linda Grunin Arts Center in Toms River, NJ. The three concerts are: Don Braden: Earth Wind and Wonder, October 28, 2018; Introducing Alexis Morrast, March 31, 2019; and Mike Kaplan Nonet: Duke Meets Monk, June 23, 2019. The concerts will run from 3-4:30 p.m. with no intermission.
Robin Lloyd hosted Latin jazz for the Bellevue Jazz and Blues Festival with Carlos Cascante y su Tumbao, attended the Tacoma Jazz Walk, joined Earshot Jazz in welcoming Spanish pianist Chano Dominguez and his Flamenco Sketches band to Seattle, and interviewed the leader of the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Oscar Hernández.
Ken McCarthy recently completed his 50th podcast for Jazz on the Tube. The series focuses on jazz scholars, researchers, filmmakers, authors, producers, educators and artists who are involved in jazz education. Guests have included: Rudresh Mahanthappa, Steve Coleman, Jamey Aebersold, Judy Carmichael, Michele Rosewoman, Jane Bunnett, Bobby Sanabria, and JJA’s own Howard Mandel. A list of shows is available here.
Kerilie McDowall was invited to judge the Polaris Music Prize this year and also judged the JUNO awards and the DownBeat Critics Poll. A writer for DownBeat, McDowall wrote a Player Profile about bassist Jodi Proznick. DownBeat reviews included Lilian Terry’s recent book, and album reviews of Ernesto Cervini, Tomas Fujiwara, Michael Wollny, Manuel Valera and Peggy Lee. McDowall recently interviewed Ann Mortifee, Order of Canada, C.M. for Bethlehem Centre.
Eugenio Mirti has officially presented his book, written with photographer Leonardo Schiavone, The Taiwan Travel, about Taiwan’s growing jazz scene, published by Jazzespresso. Also did lots of interview, among the others Enrico Zanisi, Greg Ward, Rudy Royston, Ryan Keberle.
Steve Monroe‘s June “Jazz Avenues” for East of the River print and capitalcommunitynews.com
Frederic Sater photographed Jack Kleinsinger’s Highlights in Jazz concerts; Duke Ellington Society meetings; Doc Vollmer’s Harlem Blues and Jazz Band; and Jazz Foundation of America loft party and Apollo show.
Bert Vuijsje co-produced a new CD in the series Treasures of Dutch Jazz, on the Dutch Jazz Archive label. In The Cave presents never before released live recordings by Dexter Gordon at the Utrecht jazz cellar Persepolis. He performed there in January 1963 with pianist Rob Madna, bassist Ruud Jacobs and drummer Cees See. It’s the first full album by Dexter Gordon after he came to Europe in the fall of 1962.
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