contributions

Jazz writers are invited to contribute to this section of the website. All interested in contributing are welcome to contact the editor by filling out the form in the CONTACT tab. Photographs are welcome and should be attached. Readers can click on the INDEX button for a list of articles in this folder.

REGULATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION: NSW LIVE MUSIC POLICY 1992-2008

by Dave Panichi

Perfect Beat, The Pacific Journal of Research into Contemporary Music and Popular Culture, Vol 9 No 1, July 2008, pp 5-24.

This article is reproduced with kind permission of Dave Panichi, and of the editors of Perfect Beat at that time. Bruce Johnson has described this piece as “a detailed breakdown of interventionist jazz activism that doesn't disdain up-close and personal engagement with the power blocs”…

JAZZAHEAD

by Sean Foran

Music Australia website, June 20, 2018

Jazzahead is the leading industry conference, showcase and networking event for the jazz scene internationally. Occurring in Bremen, Germany, for a few days in late April every year, it has quickly become a key meeting place for jazz industry from Europe and further afield, including the USA, Asia and Australia. Australian musicians have been making their presence felt at this event over the years, utilising the showcasing opportunities and networking possibilities to assist them develop a presence and profile in Europe…

THE NEED FOR AN AUSTRALIAN JAZZ ADVOCATE

by Eric Myers

October 13, 2020

I suggest that jazz enthusiasts who think in terms of the welfare of the whole jazz community, should in 2020 support the appointment of an Australian Jazz Advocate…