Author Archives: The Independent Ear

A Home for Creative Music in DC

Posted on April 5, 2008 by The Independent Ear

Several years ago a group of intrepid music lovers in our nation’s capital, armed with expansive tastes that included healthy ears for improvised original music on the edgier side, developed a collective they dubbed Transparent Productions.  Two of the principles in … Continue reading →

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Woe is IAJE

Posted on April 4, 2008 by The Independent Ear

Regular readers may recall the Independent Ear Blog post overview of the 2008 IAJE conference in Toronto last January.  Sadly that may have been the last IAJE conference for the foreseeable future.  What so many of us thought was a … Continue reading →

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Q&A with emerging pianist HELEN SUNG

Posted on March 27, 2008 by The Independent Ear

For the launch of our annual Debut Series, which presents artists new to the Cleveland community, Tri-C JazzFest included the exceptional young pianist Helen Sung.  On a lovely Sunday afternoon in the exquisite chamber-hall like confines of the new performing … Continue reading →

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New Orleans Diary Vll: On WWOZ

Posted on March 26, 2008 by The Independent Ear

                             WWOZ On the Good Foot   After 18 years on-air doing a Friday evening jazz slot on DC’s bastion of community radio, WPFW, one of my first priorities upon landing in New Orleans last October was a prospecting visit … Continue reading →

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Are artists really interested in audience development?

Posted on March 14, 2008 by The Independent Ear

The Most Critical Issue in Jazz: Audience Development Pt. 1   Consider this part of an ongoing series on the critical subject of audience development.  Most would agree that we have a wealth of competent-to-exceptional-to-Master level jazz artists.  Jazz education … Continue reading →

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