by All About Jazz Staff, July 13, 2025 “As we reach the halfway point of 2026, All About Jazz once again borrows a page from Major League Baseball’s All-Star break, replacing home runs with jazz albums. This year, 76 staffers submitted their picks, surpassing 2025’s participation by 21 contributors—an incredible turnout.” The full article, with…
The results have been tabulated and published for the 20th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll, which I am so happy to be part of. I do not rank albums, I only provide an unranked list, which is allowed in the submissions. This year I only submitted in the New Jazz Albums category. That said, all…
September 24, 2025 Jazz Forward Award Winners All About Jazz, a driving force for jazz music since 1995, is thrilled to honor and celebrate industry trailblazers who actively promote jazz awareness, discovery, and culture through its prestigious Jazz Forward award program. Carefully selected by a team of industry visionaries, recipients don’t just receive an award;…
August 14, 2025 On their 30th (!) anniversary, it is a real joy to be featured in All About Jazz’s “Meet the Staff” section. This brief little interview managed to capture a lot of my attitudes and philosophies.
This year marks the first time I have been invited to participate in the Downbeat Magazine Annual Critics Poll (their 73rd!). I barely consider myself a journalist and certainly not a critic but it was really a hoot to be asked to to this. Information about the issue with the results can be found here.
It was a treat and an honor to have my picks included in The Mid-Year Edition of the Francis Davis Jazz Poll. I do not submit my picks ranked. The order they are listed does not imply order of preference. Here they are: NEW ALBUMS Kinan Azmeh and CityBand, Live in Berlin (Dreyer Gaido) →…
by All About Jazz Staff, July 2, 2025 As we hit the halfway mark of 2025, All About Jazz has adopted Major League Baseball’s All-Star break approach but swapping homers for albums. Their team of 55 writers convened to name their top three albums of the year so far, with Mary Halvorson’s About Ghosts (Nonesuch)…
It was a treat and an honor to have my picks included in The 19th Annual Francis Davis Jazz Poll. Here they are: NEW ALBUMS Kris Davis Trio, Run the Gauntlet (Pyroclastic) → Joe Fonda Quartet, Eyes on the Horizon (Long Song) → Dan Fortin, Cannon (Elastic) → Satoko Fujii Quartet, Dog Days of Summer…
In the Spotlight: Lawrence Peryer Lawrence Peryer’s passion for music ignited in childhood, leading to a dynamic career that merges creativity, technology, and business. He attended Southern Connecticut State University, where he studied Computer Science, laying the groundwork for his future in the tech-driven music industry. With significant experience in the music and entertainment sectors, Peryer…
‘Ticketing Is Hard’: What The Heck’s Happening With Independent Ticketing In 2024? by Andy Gensler in Pollstar, October 22, 2024 Lyte ticketing’s recent bankruptcy, which led to lawsuits by promoters who claimed to have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars amidst allegations of financial malfeasance, has raised questions about the continued viability of the independent…
People on the Move by Richard Mulligan, October 9, 2024 We round up the latest movements from the ticketing sector and associated industries…Lawrence Peryer has become an advisor at CashorTrade, a North American face value ticket marketplace. Peryer is the former director, events and tickets at Amazon and was previously a senior executive at both…
“Stories & Insights” Interview September 22, 2024 We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Lawrence Peryer. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Lawrence below. Interview here.