The Buzz: The JJA Podcast

By The Jazz Journalists Association

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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.

Episode Date
Jazz as Organizing: Music, Community, and Social Change
Sep 01, 2025
Jazz in the Age of AI
Aug 04, 2025
2025 JJA Book Award Winners
Jul 07, 2025
A Publicist Roundtable: Promoting Jazz in a Changing Media Landscape
Jun 02, 2025
2025 JJA Awards Special Edition
May 05, 2025
Jazz in Print - Three Self-Publishing Success Stories
Apr 07, 2025
Old Wine, New Glasses - Bob Blumenthal with authors and scholars Ricky Riccardi and Fumi Tomita
Mar 03, 2025
Bilingual Jazz Journalism - Tomas Pena and Jose Masso, hosted by Michael Ambrosino
Feb 03, 2025
Will Friedwald, multi-media deep-dive jazz expert, with Neil Tesser, writer-broadcaster-JJA board member
Jan 11, 2025
Darius and Catherine Brubeck on South African jazz education
Dec 02, 2024
Introducing The Jazz Omnibus: Lawrence Peryer interviews the JJA's editorial team
Nov 04, 2024
Editors Rayna Mathis (Earshot) and Chrys Roney (Hot House) with JJA president Howard Mandel
Jul 16, 2024
The Buzz: Jazz from a Rural Place with Ann Tappan, Montana Jazz Hero and host Howard Mandel
Jul 01, 2024
Authors' Series: Farah Jasmine Griffin, JJA Book Award winner, speaks to Fiona Ross
Jun 10, 2024
Historical jazz releases and liner notes: historian/author Ashley Kahn and producer Zev Feldman, the Jazz Detective, with Rick Mitchell
May 28, 2024
The Buzz Author's Interview: Walter van de Leur on Jazz and Death, with Fiona Ross
May 12, 2024
The Buzz Author's Interview: Aaron Cohen, Ramsey Lewis' co-writer, speaks with Brad Stone
May 03, 2024
The Buzz Author's Interview: Philip Arneill, photographer-author of Book Award nominee Tokyo Jazz Joints, with Brad Stone
Apr 29, 2024
The Buzz Author's interviews: Carmen Fields of Goin' Back to T-Town: The Ernie Fields Territory Big Band
Apr 29, 2024
Authors' Series: Con Chapman of "Kansas City Jazz: A Little Evil Will Do You Good"
Apr 23, 2024
The Buzz Author's Interviews: Henry Threadgill's co-author Brent Hayes Edwards
Apr 15, 2024
The Authors' Series: Stephanie Stein Crease, biographer of Chick Webb in Rhythm Man, interviewed by Bob Blumenthal
Apr 06, 2024
The Authors' Series: Steve Isoardi, of The Dark Tree, speaks of Horace Tapscott, with Bob Blumenthal
Mar 25, 2024
Jazz Journalism and Jazz Education: Intersections and Tensions
Mar 05, 2024
How we compile Best of Year lists
Feb 19, 2024
Jazz Radio Now!
Jan 15, 2024
Three authors discuss their books on Gerry Mulligan
Dec 18, 2023
Bill Milkowski interview part 2 -- with Rick Mitchell and Howard Mandel, reminiscing
Nov 28, 2023
Jazz Journalism, Then and Now, with Veteran Writer Bill Milkowski and host Rick Mitchell
Nov 06, 2023
The Art of the Interview, with Ted Panken, Robin Lloyd and host Rick Mitchell,
Sep 18, 2023
Does the Mainstream Jazz Media Tokenize Latin Jazz? Part 2
Sep 01, 2023
Does the Mainstream Jazz Media Tokenize Latin Jazz? Part 1
Aug 15, 2023
Andrew Gilbert discusses the changes at JazzTIMES with James Gavin & John Murph, part 2
Aug 01, 2023
Host Andrew Gilbert discusses the changes at JazzTIMES with James Gavin & John Murph, part 1
Jul 17, 2023
Fiona Ross speaks with authors Willard Jenkins, Aidan Levy and Michael Wolff
Jun 20, 2023
Brad Stone speaks with authors Philip Watson and Kenny Werner
Jun 01, 2023
Host Bob Blumenthal with Richard Koloda, Monika Herzig & James Reddan, Michael Wolff
May 15, 2023
About Jazz Polls
Apr 30, 2023
Andrew Gilbert in conversation with Hannah Edgar
Mar 15, 2023
White Critics Writing About Black Music
Mar 01, 2023
Free Jazz on Film part 2
Feb 15, 2023
Free Jazz on Film part 1
Feb 01, 2023
The Extraordinary Journey of Jason Miles : A musical biography
Jan 15, 2023
Aidan Levy, author "Saxophone Colossus: The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins"
Jan 01, 2023
Rick Lopez, author of "The Sam Rivers Sessionography: A Work In Progress"
Dec 26, 2022
Jazz Critics & Radio Programmers: do industry professionals listen differently?
Dec 12, 2022
Willard Jenkins on his new book, "Ain't But a Few of Us: Black Music Writers Tell Their Story"
Nov 22, 2022
Journalists Running Their Own Website
Oct 27, 2022
Freelance Writers on Print and Internet Media
Sep 01, 2022
Archives: Wayne Winborne & Ashley Kahn; Reuben Jackson
Aug 15, 2022
About Jazz Archives with Wayne Winborne and Ashley Kahn
Jul 26, 2022
Talking Jazz Festivals with Larry Blumenfeld and Carolyn McClair
Jul 05, 2022
Talking Photography with Richard Conde
Jun 15, 2022
Talking Jazz Radio with Linda Yohn & Cheryl Symister-Masterson, Rick Mitchell hosts
Jun 01, 2022
A Look at Jazz Criticism
May 15, 2022
The 2022 JJA Jazz Awards w/ Mark Ruffin & Neil Tesser
May 03, 2022
Jazz Books and Jazz Heroes
Apr 15, 2022
Introducing The Buzz: The JJA Podcast
Apr 01, 2022