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Nonprofit Arts Orgs: If Your Only Answer Is ‘Cut,’ You’re Asking the Wrong Question

So, what’s the right question? If the question were “How do I shed ...

Charlie Kirk Would Not Appreciate This

In case you haven’t seen it, this is Trump in excelsis thank you very much.

James Hall shares how to build a village to support BIPOC music students

James Hall, Project Director for Chicago Musical Pathways Initiative, talks about the importance of building a village to support BIPOC classical music students.

Nonprofit Arts Leaders and Funders: What’s It Gonna Be? People or Buildings?

With the industry in a nationwide, existential crisis, leaders may have to choose one or the other. If so, the ...

Public Funding for the Arts and Viewpoint Discrimination at the NEA

The ACLU is pleased to announce that they succeeded in court against the new National Endowment for the Arts provision prohibiting funding for organizations or projects...

Marvin Curtis shares the incredible story behind the documentary, The Invisible Player

Marvin Curtis, Immediate Past Board Chair of the South Bend Symphony shares the purpose and impact behind the documentary, The Invisible Player.

Bernstein and Shostakovich — A Rosetta Stone?

The new online issue of “Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs,” the newsletter of the Leonard Bernstein Office, publishes an essay of

Born in the DSA*: Remove the Social Security Cap

Did you make more than $176,100 this year? Did you tell your staff that you’re paying a lower Social Security ...

Artists and Compelled Speech

The CBC reports: European politicians are condemning a Belgian classical music festival’s decision to cancel an upcoming performance led by an Israeli conductor due to concerns...

Carlos Simon shares the ethos behind his composing

Carlos Simon, Composer-in-Residence of the Kennedy Center, shares the ethos behind his composing process that impacts communities.

“Trucks and Tanks” short story, too timely

My just-published story Trucks and Tanks, runner-up in JerryJazzMusician.com‘s 69th short fiction contest and written three months ago, is all too timely in...

Nonprofit Arts Companies: Beware the Allure of the Headhunter

It’s expensive, lazy, and a process rife with community red flags. But at least there are no money-back guarantees. ...

Jazz, activism, organizing: Podcast & transcript

Terri Lyne Carrington (drummer, Inst. of Jazz & Gender Justice), Orbert Davis (trumpeter, “Immigrant Stories“) and Marc Ribot (guitarist, Music Workers Alliance) talked with...

When to Hold, When to Fold, When to Play a Different Game

Leading an arts organization isn’t about luck—it’s about judgment. Hold when trust matters, fold when the model’s busted, and when the casino’s rigged? Start your own game in the parking lot.

Loki Karuna talks about the importance of the “Recomposing America” initiative

Loki Karuna, Executive Director of American Composers Forum, shares his vision for ACF and the timely role of their “Recomposing America” initiative.

Going back to Vail

In May 2024 I wrote about the town of Vail, Colorado cancelling the artist-in-residency agreement with Danielle SeeWalker, before it even began, over complaints not...

Have People and Write Stuff Down

The arts might be great for inspiration, but Sartre had it wrong. The ...

Felecia Kanney shares the power of strategic storytelling

Felecia Kanney, VP of Marketing, Communications & Digital Media of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, shares the power of strategic storytelling and its impact on community.

What’s An Orchestra For? – Mulling Salonen’s Resignation and a Dispiriting San Francisco Sequel 

Esa-Pekka Salonen Among my most-read blogs is “What’s An Orchestra For?” – Mulling Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Resignation from the San

Re-Encountering George Kennan — and “From the River to the Sea!”

I felt impelled to write the long essay that follows after discovering Frank Costigliola’s acclaimed new biography of George Kennan.

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