You mentioned the fact that companies like the New York Times and Billboard would expose a lot of the major artist but what disturbs me is the fact that the lesser known artist has a difficult time getting his or her music out. That's right, there are tons of them. You are always going to find the lesser established artist and not necessarily the lesser musician. I've found when you're growing in music, being surrounded by the different elements and being a musician myself, most musicians don't have a clear focus on what they need to do in order to get themselves exposed. They focus solely on getting the music better and then getting a CD out and then being unsure of how to promote it, what they should do and the various aspects that are important in order to sustain a career.
Jazz is a very intellectual art form.
In my opinion, it's because it takes a lot of concentration and talent to really procure the high end jazz that's out there. The artist really has no idea. This is so correct, The artist is caught in a catch 22. They are interested in what's going on, there are so many artist with great CDs and they never thought of what to do with it other than selling them out of shows. So for us it's a great opportunity for us to expose this artist right now.