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The Jazz Journalists Association is currently planning a free Media Meetup for April 29, 2026, especially especially welcoming writers, broadcasters and photographers visiting Chicago to cover the International Jazz Day Concert hosted here on April 30. The current plan is for a wine-and-beer from 4 to 6 pm at Potter’s Bar in the Palmer House, 124 S. Wabash Ave., ending jus...

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The Jazz Journalists Association launches its 2026 Jazz Awards season with the announcement of seven Nominees and seven Honorable Mentions in two categories of Book of the Year (2025) Awards.  As in prior years, nominees have been selected in advance by the seven-member JJA book committee, which meets monthly to evaluate books bearing copyrights of the year in question. We ...

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On Monday, April 20, 2026 at Dimitriou’s Jazz Alley, the Seattle jazz community tips its hat to 2014 JJA Jazz Hero Jim Wilke. A co-presentation with radio station KNKX, the Jim Wilke Great Big Birthday Party showcases two bands, one led by Origin Records founder and drummer John Bishop, the other by veteran Seattle guitarist and drummer Milo Peterson. Speakers from all corners o...

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It is widely accepted that jazz has historically been a male-dominated genre and continues to be so today. But one particular medium that has contributed to breaking down gender barriers in jazz has been the online magazine Women in Jazz Media out of the UK, which in November 2025 celebrated its five- year anniversary.  View online or download its 14th edition, published la...

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Did Valentine’s Day leave you longing for love? We’ve got some to share! Our hearts and inboxes are overflowing with good news from members, and more jazz journalists joining the JJA network! Newest members include Londoner Alice Hill, who writes for Jazzwise magazine and broadcasts on Jazz Funk Soul Radio; New York’s Robert Levin, a veteran journalist and author of two books; a...

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