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Jane Fonda and other Hollywood stars are modeling their battle against the Trump regime's "campaign to silence critics" on the Committee for the First Amendment, which was initially formed during the "Red Scare" of the 1940s. Here's what happened the first time around.

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

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

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

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 promoting “gender ideology”. The case is Rhode Island Latino Arts v. National Endowment for the Arts. Here is an excerpt from the ACLU report: In an important victory for First Amendment rights, a federal judge in Rhode...

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

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

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

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 over where he stands on the war in Gaza. Organizers of the Flanders Festival Ghent announced on Wednesday they were cancelling a performance by the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra slated for Sept. 18. They cited concerns surrounding...

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

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 Chicago, DC, Boston today. “Trucks and Tanks” – a short story by Howard Mandel Trucks and tanks rolled down our leafy-treed, bungalow-lined street at dawn. I was already up, as usual, in my robe, t-shirt, sweaty...

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

Terri Lyne Carrington (drummer, Inst. of Jazz & Gender Justice), Orbert Davis (trumpeter, “Immigrant Stories“) and Marc Ribot (guitarist, Music Workers Alliance) talked with me on The Buzz, podcast of the Jazz Journalists Association about their engagement with social issues. Long transcript posted for those who read faster than they listen. HOST : Hello and welcome to The Buzz, the podcast...

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