The Buzz: The JJA Podcast
By The Jazz Journalists Association
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Description
The Jazz Journalists Association is a membership organization founded in 1986. We promote the creation and dissemination of accurate, ethical, informed journalism on all jazz’s genres, and encourage innovative use of media to spur the growth, development and education of audiences for jazz. Public programs include Seeing Jazz Photography Master Classes, The Buzz podcast, celebrations of Jazz Heroes and Jazz Awards, and the website JJANews.org. Theme "Big Vic" composed by John Michaels Featuring Makaya McCraven Geoff Vidaland Mark Dunlap recorded by Doug Hewitt. Podcast edited by Wiz Petta.
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Where Have All The Critics Gone?
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Nov 02, 2026 |
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From the JJA Archive: Paul Brady on Django Reinhardt's Jazz
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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John Coltrane at 100: The Rehabilitation Gap
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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Midstream, Crossing That River: Ruth Griggs on the Northampton Jazz Festival
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Aug 03, 2026 |
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"We Should Talk About Music": Matthew Shipp and Ethan Iverson on Writing as Practice
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Zan Stewart, JJA Lifetime Achievement Honoree: A Real Jazz Advocate
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Miles Davis at 100: What We Remember and What We Miss
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May 04, 2026 |
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Free Tickets, Steak Dinners, and the Ethics of Jazz Journalism
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Get Out and Do Something! The Past, Present, and Future of Event Listings
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Making It Work: Hannah Edgar and Rayna Mathis on Careers, Community, and Criticism in Jazz Journalism
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Them Changes: Talking Jazz Journalism with Howard Mandel
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Jazz Books for the Naughty and Nice
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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It's All About the Music
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Beyond Category: How Three Music Writers Navigate a Genre-Fluid World
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Jazz as Organizing: Music, Community, and Social Change
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Jazz in the Age of AI
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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2025 JJA Book Award Winners
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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A Publicist Roundtable: Promoting Jazz in a Changing Media Landscape
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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2025 JJA Awards Special Edition
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May 05, 2025 |
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Jazz in Print - Three Self-Publishing Success Stories
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Old Wine, New Glasses - Bob Blumenthal with authors and scholars Ricky Riccardi and Fumi Tomita
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Bilingual Jazz Journalism - Tomas Pena and Jose Masso, hosted by Michael Ambrosino
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Will Friedwald, multi-media deep-dive jazz expert, with Neil Tesser, writer-broadcaster-JJA board member
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Jan 11, 2025 |
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Darius and Catherine Brubeck on South African jazz education
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Introducing The Jazz Omnibus: Lawrence Peryer interviews the JJA's editorial team
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Editors Rayna Mathis (Earshot) and Chrys Roney (Hot House) with JJA president Howard Mandel
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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The Buzz: Jazz from a Rural Place with Ann Tappan, Montana Jazz Hero and host Howard Mandel
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Authors' Series: Farah Jasmine Griffin, JJA Book Award winner, speaks to Fiona Ross
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Historical jazz releases and liner notes: historian/author Ashley Kahn and producer Zev Feldman, the Jazz Detective, with Rick Mitchell
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May 28, 2024 |
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The Buzz Author's Interview: Walter van de Leur on Jazz and Death, with Fiona Ross
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May 12, 2024 |
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The Buzz Author's Interview: Aaron Cohen, Ramsey Lewis' co-writer, speaks with Brad Stone
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May 03, 2024 |
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The Buzz Author's Interview: Philip Arneill, photographer-author of Book Award nominee Tokyo Jazz Joints, with Brad Stone
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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The Buzz Author's interviews: Carmen Fields of Goin' Back to T-Town: The Ernie Fields Territory Big Band
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Authors' Series: Con Chapman of "Kansas City Jazz: A Little Evil Will Do You Good"
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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The Buzz Author's Interviews: Henry Threadgill's co-author Brent Hayes Edwards
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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The Authors' Series: Stephanie Stein Crease, biographer of Chick Webb in Rhythm Man, interviewed by Bob Blumenthal
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Apr 06, 2024 |
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The Authors' Series: Steve Isoardi, of The Dark Tree, speaks of Horace Tapscott, with Bob Blumenthal
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Jazz Journalism and Jazz Education: Intersections and Tensions
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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How we compile Best of Year lists
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Jazz Radio Now!
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Three authors discuss their books on Gerry Mulligan
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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Bill Milkowski interview part 2 -- with Rick Mitchell and Howard Mandel, reminiscing
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Jazz Journalism, Then and Now, with Veteran Writer Bill Milkowski and host Rick Mitchell
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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The Art of the Interview, with Ted Panken, Robin Lloyd and host Rick Mitchell,
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Does the Mainstream Jazz Media Tokenize Latin Jazz? Part 2
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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Does the Mainstream Jazz Media Tokenize Latin Jazz? Part 1
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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Andrew Gilbert discusses the changes at JazzTIMES with James Gavin & John Murph, part 2
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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Host Andrew Gilbert discusses the changes at JazzTIMES with James Gavin & John Murph, part 1
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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Fiona Ross speaks with authors Willard Jenkins, Aidan Levy and Michael Wolff
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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Brad Stone speaks with authors Philip Watson and Kenny Werner
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Host Bob Blumenthal with Richard Koloda, Monika Herzig & James Reddan, Michael Wolff
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May 15, 2023 |
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About Jazz Polls
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Apr 30, 2023 |
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Andrew Gilbert in conversation with Hannah Edgar
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Mar 15, 2023 |
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White Critics Writing About Black Music
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Free Jazz on Film part 2
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Free Jazz on Film part 1
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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The Extraordinary Journey of Jason Miles : A musical biography
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Aidan Levy, author "Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins"
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Jan 01, 2023 |
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Rick Lopez, author of "The Sam Rivers Sessionography: A Work In Progress"
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Jazz Critics & Radio Programmers: do industry professionals listen differently?
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Willard Jenkins on his new book, "Ain't But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story"
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Journalists Running Their Own Website
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Freelance Writers on Print and Internet Media
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Archives: Wayne Winborne & Ashley Kahn; Reuben Jackson
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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About Jazz Archives with Wayne Winborne and Ashley Kahn
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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Talking Jazz Festivals with Larry Blumenfeld and Carolyn McClair
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Jul 05, 2022 |
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Talking Photography with Richard Conde
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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Talking Jazz Radio with Linda Yohn & Cheryl Symister-Masterson, Rick Mitchell hosts
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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A Look at Jazz Criticism
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May 15, 2022 |
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The 2022 JJA Jazz Awards w/ Mark Ruffin & Neil Tesser
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May 03, 2022 |
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Jazz Books and Jazz Heroes
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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Introducing The Buzz: The JJA Podcast
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Apr 01, 2022 |