I agree, and have been wanting to start writing more jazz reviews.  

I have to say that the new album feature is a fine one, John, and a jazz music archives idea which would be a very good one for PA to replicate. Certainly, this would be of far more interest than the 60,000th review of Selling England. Such a feature would restore much of the interest for our reviewing collabs in the wider progressive music world, artists especially.

Hi,

In the past I have posted in there some, in the threads. I'm not sure I have ever done an album review (for example) for that website, although I could easily do 5 Rypdal albums, at least 5 Garbarek albums and at least 10 Gismonti albums, at least 2 Vasconcellos albums, a few Weber albums ... in other words, a lot of ECM stuff, probably the place that I am most comfortable with. Some of the other "famous" jazz labels, are not as strong for me, although it's really hard to not appreciate Coltrane, or so many other folks from the late 50's and then 60's, and of course, Miles.

I have a review of the special on Miles Davis and will post it ... as soon as I get it ready (it's on my website).

One of the best features in the threads is that there are not many "newbies" that just talk about their favorite band. And it is really nice to actually read from folks that appreciate music, very differently from the pop/rock style of things. I was thinking that no one in there (at least when I was about) ever worried about a top ten, and probably thought it was ridiculous anyway!

Ah thank you - I only visit the site from time to time just to keep an eye on some of the quirkier sub-genres, such as Exotica.

Steve Wyzard wrote: With all the Holdsworth/McLaughlin/Ponty/ECM fans on this site, it's truly a mystery as to why more of them don't also visit JMA. I've only been able to keep up with the latest releases by visiting on a weekly basis.

It's because Rate Your Music has usurped just about every other database as a reliable comprehensive music site with more jazz artists and more ratings than anything even close to JMA.

Add to that the PA, MMA and JMA triumvirate are neglected and most of us experience technical glitches just trying to navigate them. If any of these sites survive into the 2030s i'd be shocked.

This again^.

I wish there were more reviews and ratings.  That's how I narrow down which jazz albums to listen to.  

Catcher10 wrote: I need to re-start going there more, I joined it in 2011......need to spend more time there. Prog is boring...

I must say that I'm not very active there, anymore.

All I've done in recent years is posting my EOY lists.

A good forum attendance might've kept fueling my interest.

I'm not sure MMA is doing that much better  re: forum.

I don't even have it in my bookmarks.

I still go there to check out discographies, when Discogs has me doubting (as opposed to doing the opposite)

So I tried to login to my JMA account and I guess I don't know it anymore, can you or someone reset me so i don't have to re-sign up and lose my profile?

Thanks!

same user name Catcher10

Hi,

Or the 60,000 comment on Jethro Tull, or Yes.

The main difference for me, is that JMA seems to be more interested in the material itself ... here, folks seem more interested in the numbers game and the comments that the fans determine what is art ... whereas in the jazz world, the artists are given a lot more latitude, than the cookie cutter factory on PA proper ... 

It is possible, that PA has gotten better about this over the years, but seeing the same threads yet again, is a bit weird ... and folks spending more time on 3/4/5 bands than the MUSIC itself ... that in itself is even weirder! Not sure you'll find that on JMA.