Schedule
2011 Schedule
Moderators and times subject to change
Thursday, June 16
Registration opens 8:00 am.
Continental Breakfast, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Sponsored by: TBD
Day 1: Programming
9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Welcome, Ed Trefzger, JazzWeek
9:45 – 11:15 a.m. Programming 101: Success Stories. We hear a lot of negatives these days. But, there are a lot of positive things happening too in jazz radio! Join the panel in a celebration of what is going well in our world.
11:30 a.m. – Performance, Jason Yarde & Andrew McCormack Duo
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch
1:30-2:45 p.m. Programming 102: Internet Radio. Host: TBD. Internet radio has increasingly become a prominent alternative outlet for jazz programming to traditional broadcasting. Here is the opportunity to explore the world of internet radio with the experts who are making it happen right now! Find out the current state of the art in internet programming.
2:45 – 3:00 p.m.: Break
3:00 – 4:45 p.m.: Programming Beyond Traditional Jazz. Host: TBD. How can we program for today’s audience. Incorporation of other genres, such as blues, world music, polkas with accordions…what has worked for you?
5:00 – 6:00 p.m. Artist Performance (in the Brother Thelonious Room): Charlie Apicella & Iron City
6:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Dinner and Rochester International Jazz Festival (on your own)
Day 2: Technology and Promotions
Continental Breakfast, 8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m., Sponsored by: TBD
9:00 – 9:45 a.m. Keynote: Keynote Address: Bobby Jackson, of “The Jazz Mind”
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. Technology 101: Alternative Streams. Host: Brian McGlynn, Solace.fm. What are the other non-traditional avenues that we can utilize to spread “the jazz gospel”? Internet radio, high definition (HD) radio, podcasting, additional streams for traditional broadcast stations, etc. will be explained, dissected and explored.
11:30 – 12:00: Artist Performance: Paul Combs and Chris Azzara, music of Tadd Dameron
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch
1:30 – 2:45 p.m. Promotions 301: Host: Mark Rini, Groov Marketing and Promotion. An exploration of the following questions, 1) what problems do promoters have with programmers? 2) what difficulties to programmers have with promoters?, and 3) how do we fix these?
2:45 – 3:00 p.m. Break
3:00 – 4:15 p.m. Technology 201: An Update on MediaGuide. Host: Doug Hall, MediaGuide. Doug will give us the current rundown on the state of affairs of Media Guide, as a follow-up to last year’s session. The present state of monitoring stations from the technical side, CD submission procedures, etc, will be explored.
4:30 – 5:00 p.m.: Artist Performance: Plunge
5:00 – 6:30 p.m. The Jazz Lounge. Host: Claudia Russell, KSJS-FM, San Diego. Stay around for some new sounds from upcoming releases that haven’t hit our desks yet…KSDS’s Claudia Russell will spin some new material that will be shipped to jazz radio in the next few months, for a sneak “preview” in this updated version of our old jukebox jury.
6:30 p.m. – ? Dinner and the Rochester Jazz Festival (on your own).
Day 3: Awards and Wrap Up
Buffet Breakfast, 9:00 a.m. Sponsored by North Coast Brewing/Brother Thelonious and Mack Avenue Records.
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. – JazzWeek Awards, Sponsored by North Coast Brewing/Brother Thelonious.
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. – Programming 201: Interviews. Host: Bobby Jackson. Join an interactive session during which recorded artist interviews submitted by programmers are critiqued, and an actual live interview session with a jazz artist (to be named later!) will be conducted.
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Management 102: Social Media, Host: TBD How can we use current social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) to our advantage to help “get the word out”? How can these powerful tools be utilized efficiently to our advantage in helping to promote our stations, the music and the message?
12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – JazzWeek Town Hall. Once again, we wrap things up with a true “round table” discussion that many past attendees have felt is the most productive part of the entire summit. A real “roll up our sleeves and let’s do something” debriefing. In particular, the status of the JazzWeek Summit for future years will be discussed.
