
The Buzz: The JJA Podcast
The Buzz: The JJA Podcast
Jazz Journalism, Then and Now, with Veteran Writer Bill Milkowski and host Rick Mitchell
Bill Milkowski, author of books on Jaco Pastorius, Michael Brecker Keith Richards and jive as well as hundreds of articles for leading music magazines, discusses his career and how conditions facing freelancers have changed from the 1970s to today. Howard Mandel, president of the JJA, joins the episode towards its end. Rick Mitchell is host.
April is Jazz Appreciation Month the JJA Is honoring Jazz Heroes, the "activists, advocates, altruists, aiders and abettors of jazz," in 27 localities across America, including US cities, the San Diego-Tijuana Borderland, and Guelph Canada. More information on Jazz Heroes -- and the 30 annual JJA Jazz Awards -- at our website JJAJazzAwards.org.
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