Submitted by Josh Grossman on Thu Oct 31 5:07pm
I admit to being a bit distracted today due to certain...um...developments at the city level, along with an impending deadline for a substantial grant application. So I've run out of time for a blog post of much substance. But hey - this is pretty neat-o:
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Thu Oct 24 3:17pm
One piece of advice I've held onto - through various fundraising seminars and reading material - is that the pitch needs to be passionate. So whether it's snail mail, email, crowdsourcing or in-person, it's vital to speak passionately about the project. Without passion, what is the hook? Why would someone sign on?
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Thu Oct 10 4:48pm
Right around now is when I start listening to submissions in earnest...and I thought I would share my thoughts on this part of the process.
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Thu Oct 3 5:06pm
This is nothing new, and shouldn't be a surprise. But it kinda hurt. There was some pretty great music happening on stage - especially Sunday night - being performed by seasoned professionals. And people didn't want to pay $9 to hear it.
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Thu Aug 8 4:31pm
For the sake of argument, I'm going to make some sweeping generalizations today. Here we go…
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Thu Jul 25 4:47pm
It's a bit hard to believe, but the 2013 TD Toronto Jazz Festival wrapped up nearly one month ago. Over the past several weeks, I've enjoyed some downtime, and have had a chance to process various aspects of this year's festival. We had our official internal post-festival review last week, and it helped to distill some of my thoughts even further. There is lots to discuss…so rather than tackle it all in one post, I'll start today with two topics.
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Sun Jun 30 10:55am
We had some pretty fantastic music on our stages yesterday to wrap up the official part of the 2013 TD Toronto Jazz Festival. There are still a few acts today and tomorrow - the list is below. Here's my recap of Saturday's activity:
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Sat Jun 29 10:05am
How can it be the last official day of the 2013 TD Toronto Jazz Festival? I mean, I guess it makes sense - it's Saturday, I'm exhausted, my ears are full of great music, and Canada Day is right around the corner. But still - already? Well, here's my report on the second last day…
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Fri Jun 28 10:22am
An impressive debut, some fantastic students, and lots of great music. This was my Thursday:
Submitted by Josh Grossman on Thu Jun 27 10:37am
I had a hectic morning yesterday - as you may know, my big band performed at 12:30 as part of the Big Band Series - and so I'm a day behind on my blogging. As a result, I'm going to keep the two days worth of summaries fairly brief…
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