Chats with Cats

Guitarist B. D. Lenz chats with today's industry experts about career advice and approaches for today's jazz professional.

CHATS WITH CATS December 4, 2019

The Club Booker: Albert Dadon of Bird's Basement

By B.D. Lenz

For this column I was given the great opportunity to interview Albert Dadon who's an accomplished man both inside and outside of the music world. Albert is not just a club owner/booker, he's a musician and can understand both sides of the booking relationship that can sometimes be at odds with each other. With very high standards he's opened Bird's Basement in jny: Melbourne (Australia), a beautiful club and a bastion for high quality music. I was curious to speak ...

CHATS WITH CATS October 28, 2019

The Radio Promoter: David Avery of Powderfinger Promotions

By B.D. Lenz

In the second edition of Chats with Cats I spoke with a radio promoter. I've actually used David Avery's services in promoting a few of my own recordings. Each time I embarked on a radio campaign I was reminded how much work it is and how detail oriented it can be considering the number of radio stations (terrestrial and digital) with each station requiring something different. I really like Powderfinger because they're not just about “jazz" promotion, their reach is ...

CHATS WITH CATS October 2, 2019

The Publicist: Scott Thompson

By B.D. Lenz

My previous column at All About Jazz called, Mind Your Business, covered the aspects of managing your own music career as a DIY jazz artist. Throughout that twelve-part series I covered such topics as booking, promotion, and touring. I've had to learn all of these skills on my own and figured there were artists in the same position as myself that might be interested in what I had learned along the way. Having completed that series, I now look to ...