Announcing The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association, a unique anthology being published in ebook…
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Spring already? Yep — with March half over, with JJA members disseminating all sorts of news and views of jazz! For instance,…
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Reuben Jackson, an acclaimed Washington-based jazz historian, radio host, poet, teacher, music critic, died on February 16, 2024. The previous week he…
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Dang snow, cold, darkness at 5 pm, RSV, flu, post-holiday doldrums, lapsed resolutions — members of the Jazz Journalists Association have driven…
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It’s spooky how much news and how many views of jazz are produced by members of the JJA — you’d think we…
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The bravely creative and far-reaching 43rd edition of Jazzfestival Saalfelden for jazz and improvised music took place in this Austrian town of…
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We’re in the thick of Jazz Festival season, climaxing around Labor Day, so there’s a lot to hear and report on. But…
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Years back I wrote an article headlined “Tap as Turf” for the JJA’s print newsletter, discussing how most jazz writers didn’t consider…
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New members flocked to the JJA during the organization’s 28th annual Awards season. Among them: Welcome to these folks! See more details…
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World-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…
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The Jazz Journalists Association has launched celebration of its 2023 slate of Jazz Heroes — 36 people in 32 U.S. cities who…
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The Jazz Journalists Association has announced finalists for the 2023 JJA Jazz Awards, the organization’s 28th annual celebration of excellence in jazz…
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