The Buzz: The JJA Podcast The Jazz Journalists Association

How does an interviewer approach their task? Ted Panken, author and journalist with extensive experience from his decades at WKCR (NYC) and Robin Lloyd,  radio host doing interviews more recently on KNKX (Seattle), share tips and stories of their encounters with musicians -- those eager to talk, and those who were reluctant. Host Rick Mitchell, too, adds insights gleaned from years of print and broadcast jazz jouralism. 

How is the main stream media in Jazz keeping up with the innovations Latin Jazz brings to this unique musical art form?
Master percussionist, educator and activist John Santos, along with trombonist Chris Washburne, author of the book Latin Jazz - The Other Jazz, join The Buzz to explore whether Latin Jazz is "tokenized" by the mainstream media covering Jazz. Hosted by Michael Ambrosino, Jazz journalist and producer of the audio documentary Los Olvidados, The Forgotten Ones.

Latin Jazz has always had a curious relationship with the mainstream Jazz media. Master percussionist, educator and activist John Santos, along with trombonist Chris Washburne, author of the book Latin Jazz - The Other Jazz, join The Buzz to explore whether Latin Jazz is "tokenized" by the mainstream media covering Jazz. Hosted by Michael Ambrosino, Jazz journalist and producer of the audio documentary Los Olvidados, The Forgotten Ones.

After decades as one of the world's leading jazz magazines, JazzTimes was purchased last May by The BeBop Channel, which unceremoniously cancelled all assignments. Staff and writers owed for past work are still waiting to get paid, and the publication has devolved into something unrecognizable.  Host Andrew Gilbert discussed the distressing situation and the larger landscape for covering jazz in-depth with two brilliant colleagues, John Murph and James Gavin 


Andrew Gilbert https://www.facebook.com/andrew.gilbert.319
James Gavin http://www.jamesgavin.com/
John Murph https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmurph/

After decades as one of the world's leading jazz magazines, JazzTimes was purchased last May by The BeBop Channel, which unceremoniously cancelled all assignments. Staff and writers owed for past work are still waiting to get paid, and the publication has devolved into something unrecognizable. I discussed the distressing situation and the larger landscape for covering jazz in-depth with two brilliant colleagues, John Murph and James Gavin 


Andrew Gilbert https://www.facebook.com/andrew.gilbert.319
James Gavin http://www.jamesgavin.com/
John Murph https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnmurph/

From the JJA's March 26, 2023 online Book Bash, London-based media maven, impetus behind Women in Jazz Media and singer Fiona Ross, a member of the JJA's Book Committee, speaks with authors of two books nominated for 2023 Jazz Awards -- which later were announced winners in their categories!
Willard Jenkins, editor of Ain't But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their StoryAidan Levy, author of Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollinsdrop-in by Michael Wolff, author of On That Note: A Memoir of Jazz, Tics and Survivalintroduced by Howard Mandel, president of the Jazz Journalists Association.
https://fionaross.co.uk/
https://www.openskyjazz.com/about/willard-jenkins/
https://aidan-levy.com/
https://www.michaelwolff.com/
https://news.jazzjournalists.org/