The annual Down Beat Critic’s Poll has long been the topic of considerable discussion as the leading scribes, worldwide, offer up their favorites. Accordingly, a vote from a critic can only help to enhance a musician’s reputation.

We have a complete list of the all of the participating critics and easily target your campaign to reach these opinionated, frequently published writers.

Critics Gary Giddins and Ira Gitler say hello
to Les Paul at this year’s JJA Awards

Critics Nat Hentoff and Stanley Crouch
at this year’s JJA Awards

Photos by Jim Eigo

These lists are easily customizable. For a pianist, we can produce a mailing that focuses on keyboard publications, labels that specialize in pianists, and other media that feature keyboard oriented stories. Or, for Latin musicians, we focus on that market with an emphasis on the Hispanic press and radio.

New York List

Our New York City hot list includes 1500 names, all of the important contacts. This list consists of: Writers (freelance and staff; Editors); Music Listings (Village Voice, Time Out New York, New York Press, New York Times, Daily News and Newsday, as well as Regional Publications); Jazz Record Labels (majors and independents); Producers (Label A&R people, independent producers); Jazz Radio (all Jazz Radio personnel, from commercial, NPR and college stations); Jazz Fans; Other Musicians; Jazz Websites

Our lists are not restricted to Jazz oriented media, but to all publications and websites and list events and feature content devoted to music.

National Campaign

We have 5000 names on our national list, the crème de la crème of the Jazz industry, press, radio and retail.

International List

With over 6000 contacts, this database, among the most extensive in Jazz, includes our US list as well as Europe and Japan. A targeted release can be sent to Online Media, Reviews Editors, or even select Radio programmers in the United Kingdom, Germany, or the country of your choice.

Buddy DeFranco and Les Paul at this year’s JJA Awards
Photo: Jim Eigo

Experience

With over twenty five years experience in the Jazz business, we are uniquely qualified to advise artists on career development, self-producing, and media campaigns. Our experience enables us to work closely with record labels and Jazz organizations as well to help you plan a cost effective campaign that gets results by budgeting and assisting with production, promotion, marketing and distribution.

Press Lists

Our press lists, which are regularly updated and include more than 10,000 contacts, are divided into categories so that you can target your campaign. Categories include the Jazz industry, the Jazz press, Jazz radio, and listeners.

Publicity

In addition to helping you to develop an audience, it’s important to remember that publicity keeps your name out in front of the most important movers and shakers in the Jazz record business as well as Jazz clubs, festivals, talent buyers, and other industry segments. To successfully build a career, developing and maintaining these relationships is absolutely essential.

Cost Effective

Based in New York, and part of the Big Apple Jazz scene for more than twenty five years, our prices are competitive and are tailored to fit every budget. From artists who self-produce to small independent labels to International jazz festivals we can create a cost effective campaign that will obtain measurable results.

Jazz legends Cecil Taylor and Sam Rivers at
this year’s JJA Awards (Photo: Jim Eigo)