{"id":352,"date":"2010-11-12T13:07:35","date_gmt":"2010-11-12T18:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/2010\/11\/launch_of_the_jazz_forward_coa\/"},"modified":"2011-04-28T16:32:46","modified_gmt":"2011-04-28T20:32:46","slug":"launch_of_the_jazz_forward_coa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2010\/11\/launch_of_the_jazz_forward_coa.html","title":{"rendered":"Launch of the Jazz Forward Coalition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>A new business-focused collaboration, the Jazz Forward Coalition, announces itself: An influential&nbsp;Midwestern jazz presenting organization, a jazz-speciality public relations firm, a major jazz website, a long-surviving independent record company and Pittsburgh-based strategic marketer firm joining forces to &#8220;raise jazz&#8217;s profile by enhancing it&#8217;s vitality and cultural relevance.&#8221; Well, that&#8217;s how musicians try to do it. Can an industry-oriented cadre succeed? Read more in <a href=\"http:\/\/news.jazzjournalists.org\/2010\/11\/jazz-forward-coalition-launches\/\">my article at JJANews.org.<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.howardmandel.com\/\" target=\"blank\">howardmandel.com<\/a> <br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.feedburner.com\/fb\/a\/emailverifySubmit?feedId=1102712&amp;loc=en_US\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe by Email <\/a>  |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/JazzBeyondJazz\" target=\"_blank\">Subscribe by  RSS<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\" target=\"_blank\">Follow on Twitter <\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/archives.html\" target=\"_blank\"> All JBJ posts <\/a> |<br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/w.sharethis.com\/widget\/?tabs=web%2Cpost%2Cemail&amp;charset=utf-8&amp;style=default&amp;publisher=6ed88875-2235-4b29-aaa3-60183b0bcbcc\"><\/script> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new business-focused collaboration, the Jazz Forward Coalition, announces itself: An influential&nbsp;Midwestern jazz presenting organization, a jazz-speciality public relations firm, a major jazz website, a long-surviving independent record company and Pittsburgh-based strategic marketer firm joining forces to &#8220;raise jazz&#8217;s profile by enhancing it&#8217;s vitality and cultural relevance.&#8221; Well, that&#8217;s how musicians try to do it. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[1056],"class_list":{"0":"post-352","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-main","7":"tag-jazz-forward-coalition","8":"entry"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1i3CL-5G","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":83,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2008\/04\/seattle_radio_play.html","url_meta":{"origin":352,"position":0},"title":"Seattle radio play","author":"Howard Mandel","date":"April 15, 2008","format":false,"excerpt":"Way out northwest last weekend for the Experience Music Project's 7th Annual Pop Conference, I also visited Earshot Jazz fest and concert producer John Gilbreath doing his weekly late night show \"Jazz Theater\" on KEXP.org.\u00c2\u00a0Listen to Ornette Coleman's \"Law Years\" and a track from his concerto grosso \"Skies of America,\"\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;main&quot;","block_context":{"text":"main","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/category\/main"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":587,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2011\/10\/mc-to-stars-jazz-foundation-loft-party-benefit.html","url_meta":{"origin":352,"position":1},"title":"MC to stars @ Jazz Foundation Loft Party benefit","author":"Howard Mandel","date":"October 29, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"MC JazzMandel: At the Jazz Foundation of America's Benefit Loft Party\u00c2\u00a0tonight (Oct. 29),\u00c2\u00a07 pm to midnight, Manhattan, my room has -- Tom Harrell's Quintet,\u00c2\u00a0pianist\u00c2\u00a0Marc\u00c2\u00a0 Marc Cary,\u00c2\u00a0preeminent bassist Ron Carter with fine guitarist Gene Bertoncini, turbanated organist\u00c2\u00a0Dr. Lonnie Smith\u00c2\u00a0with alto sax\/Mardi Gras Indian Donald Harrison and N.O. drummer Herlin Riley (yeah!),\u2026","rel":"","context":"With 3 comments","block_context":{"text":"With 3 comments","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2011\/10\/mc-to-stars-jazz-foundation-loft-party-benefit.html#comments"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/hm-w-Neil-Clarke-Jazz-Foundation-Party-20104.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/hm-w-Neil-Clarke-Jazz-Foundation-Party-20104.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/hm-w-Neil-Clarke-Jazz-Foundation-Party-20104.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2410,"url":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/jazzbeyondjazz\/2018\/01\/jazz-congress-winter-jazzfest-shape-of-jazz-to-come.html","url_meta":{"origin":352,"position":2},"title":"Jazz Congress, Winter JazzFest, shape of jazz to come","author":"Howard Mandel","date":"January 28, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The first Jazz Congress co-hosted by Jazz at Lincoln Center and JazzTimes magazine Jan 11 and 12, 2018 and the 14th annual\u00c2\u00a0Winter JazzFest Marathon produced in downtown Manhattan Jan 12 and 13, offered contrasts and prompted crosstalk. 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