Author Archives: The Independent Ear

Last week we kicked off an ongoing series of dialogues with jazz musicians, in preparation for an upcoming presentation, relative to whether they read jazz journalism & criticism, and if so we asked them this simple question: WHEN YOU READ … Continue reading →

JOHN CONYERS, JR. For Immediate Release September 14, 2011 Contact: (202) 509-3769 NEA JAZZ MASTER RANDY WESTON AND THE 2009 THELONIOUS MONK INTERNATIONAL BASS COMPETION WINNER BEN WILLIAMS TO PERFORM AT ANNUAL CBCF JAZZ CONCERT ON SEPTEMBER 22nd Washington, DC … Continue reading →

INTRODUCTION Future of Music Coalition is conducting the “Money from Music” survey, a groundbreaking research initiative to document the complex nature of being a musician and composer in the 21st century. This is a broad and comprehensive national study that … Continue reading →

As one who has written about jazz in a variety of publications, from periodicals to books, I’ve had many occasions to hear musicians’ various criticisms of those who by profession or sidebar occupation most often stand in published “criticism” of … Continue reading →

In a classic example of how time can inevitably alter one’s prior impressions, last month I was down in New Orleans working on a piece that will arrive in JazzTimes magazine’s forthcoming annual jazz education issue, on the annual Louis … Continue reading →