The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association is a spectacular anthology of works by 90 international experts in jazz and related music. Covering a broad spectrum of artists, recordings, events and scenes, it stands alone as a compendium of reportage and analysis of an art form embarking on jazz’s second hundred years offering pleasure and insights, building communities that celebrate creative individuality and ensemble play.
The book’s contributors represent the finest music writers and photographers alive today. Their skill, wisdom, insight, and generosity converge to produce a timeless contribution to music criticism, history, and scholarship.
Here are just a few examples of what readers will find in The Jazz Omnibus:
- Ted Panken on Sonny Rollins
- Michael Jackson interviewing Keith Jarrett
- Jordannah Elizabeth on Amina Claudine Myers
- David R. Adler on Meshell Nedegeocello
- Nate Chinen on Sun Ra
- Debbie Burke on Jewish women songwriters
- Willard Jenkins on becoming a jazz journalist
- Rob Shepherd talking to Mary Halvorson
- Deanna Witkoswki on Mary Lou Williams
- Ashley Kahn surveying the new American expatriates
- Ted Gioia on Amy Winehouse, jazz singer
- Howard Mandel at Ornette Coleman’s birthday party
- Larry Blumenfeld on Arturo O’Farrill in Cuba
- Suzanne Lorge on Carla Bley
The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association is an indispensable resource for curious newcomers to jazz, casual listeners, aficionados, educators, students and researchers.
Contributing Writers
David R. Adler
Michael Ambrosino
Mirian Arbalejo
Hrayr Attarian
Matty Bannond
Jason Berry
Dan Bilawsky
Larry Blumenfeld
Bob Blumenthal
Philip Booth
Marcela Breton
Greg Burk
Debbie Burke
Andrea Canter
Jeff Cebulski
Con Chapman
Nate Chinen
Rahsaan Clark Morris
Lynn Darroch
Paul de Barros
Jordannah Elizabeth
Peter Gerler
Andrew Gilbert
Ted Gioia
James Hale
Doug Hall
Devra Hall Levy
Corey Hall
John Edward Hasse
Geoffrey Himes
Tom Ineck
Michael Jackson
Willard Jenkins
Vid Jeraj
Martin Johnson
Ellen Johnson
Sanford Josephson
Ashley Kahn
Peter Keepnews
David Keller
Chuck Koton
Art Lange
Dorothy Longo
Suzanne Lorge
Howard Mandel
Eugene Marlow, Ph.D.
Greg Masters
Dee Dee McNeil
Bill Milkowski
Rick Mitchell
John Murph
Dan Ouellette
Don Palmer
Ted Panken
Tomás Peña
Leslie Pintchik
Michael Pronko
Paul Rauch
Virginia A. Schaefer
Andy Senior
Mike Shanley
Rob Shepherd
Stephanie Stein Crease
Mark Stryker
Neil Tesser
Michael J. West
Deanna Witkowski
Contributing Photographers
Dan Bilawsky
Stuart Brinin
Jim Brock
Andrea Canter
Lauren Deutsch
Nedeci Dragoslav
Enid Farber
Patrick Hinley
Steven Hauptman
Kasia Idzkowska
Michael Jackson
Chuck Koton
Marc PoKempner
Luciano Rossetti
Jack B. Siegel
Steven Sussman
Robert I. Sutherland-Cohen
Kazue Yokoi
Jack Zuffoletto
Editorial Team
David R. Adler is a writer and music educator, guitarist/vocalist and longtime New Yorker now living in England.
Patrick Hinely is a photographer and writer, founder of the photo agency Work/Play®, based in Lexington, Virginia.
Terri Hinte is a Bay Area-based writer, editor and music publicist, who worked for more than 33 years at Fantasy Records.
Howard Mandel is an author, editor, radio, video and event producer, educator and President of the Jazz Journalists Association
Collateral Material
- Press release
- Table of Contents
- Reviews
- Media Assets
Details and Purchasing Information
Title: The Jazz Omnibus: 21st-Century Photos and Writings by Members of the Jazz Journalists Association
Editors: David R. Adler, Patrick Hinely, Terri Hinte, Howard Mandel
Publisher: Cymbal Press
Publishing Date: 2024
Pages: 600
Formats: Softcover, hardcover, & Kindle
Availability: Worldwide at Amazon.com and other online retailers.
Volume sales, POs: Contact Cymbal Press or Ingram Wholesale.