SOME OF MY FAVORITE PUBLICISTS

Having a good publicist saves a lot of work for instrumentalists and
singers. Being a jazz writer, I deal with many publicists regularly, as
opposed to promoters who work with radio. The best publicists in jazz
have killer mailing lists, communicate well to writers (usually being
familiar with their musical tastes) and know how often to call.  Sending
out a CD and then never following up is almost as bad as calling
excessively.

Listed below are some of my favorites to deal with.  These are all
independent publicists who are not associated exclusively with one
particular label, including Terri Hinte who did such a great job with
Fantasy for many years.  Whether these publicists are right for a
particular artist is up to the performer. I can't vouch for their prices or
current workload, but I do know that I enjoy hearing from them.  E-mail
them and find out if they are for you.  Tell them that Scott Yanow sent
you, though I can't guarantee any discounts!

And my apologies in advance for anyone who I left out.

Listed in alphabetical order:

Ann Braithwaite of Braithwaite & Katz  - ann@bkmusicpr.com

Jim Eigo - jazzpromo@earthlink.net

Kari Gaffney - karionprod@knology.net

Cary Goldberg - gomediapr@earthlink.net

Lori Hehr - LHPR@mac.com

Laura Henrich - Wednights@aol.com

Terri Hinte - hudba@sbcglobal.net

Al Julian - julian@sunline.net

Don Lucoff - Don@jazzpublicity.com

Ginny Shea - mixedmediapromo@cox.net  


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