Opinion

I Do Write. So Let Me Write

A snapshot of the jazz industry in 2021. Zooming in on the Spanish jazz community, and reflecting on better standards in jazz journalism. It won’t probably surprise you to know...

We Must Rise Together…

While the world is so full of heartache, pain, and anguish, I have been wanting to put my thoughts down about the ‘Black Lives Matter’ movement but have struggled to...

Op Ed. A Challenge to our industries “Free Thinkers”

This is an article I’ve been meaning to write for some time, however, like the rest of us we tend to focus on our own needs, commitments and dealing with the daily grind,...

Is the recording Industry dead? – No Way!!!

For those who have declared the recording industry is dead, yesterday Universal Music released their first-quarter earnings proving the industry pundits wrong. Music Industry News...

Jason Miles | Observations on the Road in Europe, part 1.

Jason Miles recently toured Europe playing in many of the continents major jazz venues. Just prior to the tour we were fortunate enough to be able to Interview Jason. Last week...

Op-Ed: The Cold War and the Re-Politicization of Jazz.

Just before Christmas Chris Brubeck (Son of Dave Brubeck) tipped us on an article By Billy Perrigo published in Time Magazine. The article looks at the post WWII tours organized...

Blake Morgan exposes Spotify’s fatal flaw.

Yesterday, Digital Music News re-published an article that was originally posted by the Huffington Post and promptly removed. Why, well as it appears, it’s not because of...