Jazz4Justice and School Partnerships Are a Case Of “Win/Win” by Ed Weiner, Jim Carroll, Antonio Garcia & Shannon Gunn Jazz4Justice – you’ve heard the name. What’s it all about? Jazz4Justice is a 501(c)3 non-profit that creates partnerships between the law community and Universities to convert a regularly scheduled concert into a fundraiser. More than just […]
Getting Inside the Mind of an International Jazz Promoter by Matt Fripp Whether you’re an artist manager/booking agent (like me), or an independent jazz musician, ‘getting gigs’ is usually pretty high on your list of priorities. As part of an ongoing quest to book more (and better) gigs, I surveyed 43 international jazz club and […]
10 Tips for Effective Networking By Andrew Surmani, Business Executive, Professor, and JEN Past-President One of the best parts of being a JEN member is the amazing network of friends and colleagues. So how do you effectively nurture your network? What are the DOs and DON’Ts for the proper way to network? Here are my […]
How JEN Helped Me By Monica Shriver Performer, Educator, JEN Member I’m often asked what JEN is all about and why I attend the Jazz Education Network Conferences. These are good questions. While I don’t consider myself a “typical” conference attendee – usually they are full-time students, full-time college faculty, famous jazz artists, instrument or […]
How to Make Marketing Yourself on Social Media Less Overwhelming By Marina Terteryan JEN Marketing & Communications Coordinator // Integrated Marketing Consultant As a marketing professional, I often hear jazz musicians struggle with the idea of self-promotion, especially on social media. Not only is there a lot of stigma related to social media, but getting […]
Jazz Industry & Music Business Committee Examines The U.S. Copyright Office Study on Music Licensing Part II By Cheryl Slay Carr This article is the second in a series on “Copyright and the Music Marketplace,” a study issued this year by the U.S. Copyright Office. Read part one here. A Closer Look at Music Licensing The Copyright Office’s […]
Jazz Industry & Music Business Committee Examines The U.S. Copyright Office Study on Music Licensing Part 1 By Cheryl Slay Carr Last month the U.S. Copyright Office released its much anticipated study on music licensing. The study represents the culmination of written public comments, congressional analysis, and public roundtables held in Nashville, (at Belmont University College […]
8 Lessons that Entrepreneurs and Startups Can Learn from Jazz Musicians By Marina Terteryan Being simultaneously involved in the jazz and entrepreneur communities, I have begun to notice many similarites between the two cultures. Below, are key lessons that jazz musicians have learned that, when applied to entrepreneurship and startup culture (and pretty much everything […]