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What I learned from the "show" I attended last ...

15 people in a tiny room free of charge can be more valuable than 40 people in a 100-seat venue who paid cover charge. You can play only one set...

Even more on small label deals

I've gone back-and-forth on what to issue as my first standard record label agreement. First, I considered outright buying a guaranteed number of copies from an artist, covering their cost of...

"Well-promoted"

A new entrant in Vancouver live music listings called ShowHub reached out to me to tell me about this sentence from their homepage: "Vancouver has an incredible jazz scene that...

Jazz at the Bolt post-festival chat

I did a postgame again this year, like I did last year -- except this one won't get crossposted to the Rhythm Changes Podcast, so here's a link to the...

Jazz at the Bolt 2025

It's time for Jazz at the Bolt this weekend! My second time being involved in producing this festival has been a pleasure. Excited to meet and hear everyone at the...

A reflection of me

Here's a mindset that I've lucked into and have come to realize is valuable: when I play on a recording date, I don't want anything else out of that experience...