Marc Myers
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Marc Myers is an American journalist
, author, and historian, and a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, where he writes on music and the arts. In 2007 he founded JazzWax, a top-ranked daily jazz blog that was nominated for Jazz Journalists Association
awards in 2010 and 2011.
. Myers has been quoted on jazz in USA Today
, Travel & Leisure, Jazz Times, the Los Angeles Times
, and Salon.com
.
and Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. According to his website, he studied journalism at Northeastern University and U.S. history at Columbia University
. He began his writing career at The New York Times
in the 1970s, working on the editorial and sports pages, before leaving to become an associate editor at Adweek
, where he wrote about marketing. For a time, he was business editor at Working Woman magazine. In February 1999, his essay on President Clinton’s luck was published by the New York Times’ Op-Ed page. In 2001, he founded Marc Myers LLC, a firm that develops content and marketing strategies.
He is married to Alyse Myers, author of the 2008 book Who Do You Think You Are? A Memoir.
As of 2011, he is working on a new book on the history of jazz between 1942 and 1972, which will be published by the University of California Press
in the Fall of 2012.
, including interviews with Smokey Robinson
, Brian Wilson
, Bill Wyman
, Jackie DeShannon
, Donald Fagen
, Berry Gordy Jr., Grace Slick
, Hal Blaine
, B.B. King, Dave Brubeck
, Albert Maysles, Fats Domino
, and Dionne Warwick
.
He also has written articles for the Wall Street Journal on architecture (the John Hancock Tower
, the Farnsworth House
and New York's office-building lobbies of the 1950s) and has profiled contemporary sculptor Mark di Suvero
.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, author, and historian, and a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, where he writes on music and the arts. In 2007 he founded JazzWax, a top-ranked daily jazz blog that was nominated for Jazz Journalists Association
Jazz Journalists Association
The Jazz Journalists Association is an international organization of all types of media professionals who document, promulgate, or appreciate jazz. As of 2011, it has approximately 500 members, primarily in North America but also on other continents...
awards in 2010 and 2011.
JazzWax
Since JazzWax's launch in August 2007, Myers has conducted more than 300 multi-part interviews with notable jazz, rock and R&B musicians and has posted commentary on rare and contemporary recordings. JazzWax is syndicated by Jazz.FM91, Toronto, Canada’s largest jazz radio station, and by All About JazzAll About Jazz
All About Jazz is a leading jazz music website for enthusiasts and industry professionals based in Philadelphia in the United States.Founded by Michael Ricci in 1995, the Web-Site is maintained by a volunteer staff of writers, editors, and musicians, and provides coverage of all genres of jazz from...
. Myers has been quoted on jazz in USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
, Travel & Leisure, Jazz Times, the Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
, and Salon.com
Salon.com
Salon.com, part of Salon Media Group , often just called Salon, is an online liberal magazine, with content updated each weekday. Salon was founded by David Talbot and launched on November 20, 1995. It was the internet's first online-only commercial publication. The magazine focuses on U.S...
.
Career and life
Myers grew up in New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
and Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. According to his website, he studied journalism at Northeastern University and U.S. history at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
. He began his writing career at The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
in the 1970s, working on the editorial and sports pages, before leaving to become an associate editor at Adweek
Adweek
Adweek is a weekly American advertising trade publication that was first published in 1978....
, where he wrote about marketing. For a time, he was business editor at Working Woman magazine. In February 1999, his essay on President Clinton’s luck was published by the New York Times’ Op-Ed page. In 2001, he founded Marc Myers LLC, a firm that develops content and marketing strategies.
He is married to Alyse Myers, author of the 2008 book Who Do You Think You Are? A Memoir.
Books
Myers has written the following books:- How to Make Luck: 7 Secrets Lucky People Use to Succeed (1999), Renaissance Books, ISBN 978-1580630580
- Affluent for Life (ghost written for Ted Ridlehuber, 2006), Charter Financial Pub, ISBN 978-0976657415
- Ernst & Young’s Profit from the New Tax Law (2001), John Wiley & Sons, ISBN 978-0471083023
As of 2011, he is working on a new book on the history of jazz between 1942 and 1972, which will be published by the University of California Press
University of California Press
University of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
in the Fall of 2012.
Liner notes
Myers has written the liner notes for the following CD releases:- Wes Montgomery: Movin': The Complete Verve Recordings (UMG/Verve)
- Ella Fitzgerald in Japan (UMG/Verve)
- Johnny Mandel: The Man and His Music (Arbors)
- Dinah Washington: The Fabulous Miss D! (UMG/Verve)
- Ayako Shirasaki: Falling Leaves (Jan Matthies)
- Sonny Rollins: Way Out West (Concord)
- Joe Alterman: Piano Tracks (Vol. 1)
- Carol Sloane: We'll Meet Again (Arbors)
- Brooks Tegler: Small Groups
- The Best of Benny Golson (Concord)
- Grant Stewart: Young at Heart (Sharp Nine)
Wall Street Journal
Since June 2010, Myers has written regularly on jazz, rock and R&B for The Wall Street JournalThe Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, including interviews with Smokey Robinson
Smokey Robinson
William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...
, Brian Wilson
Brian Wilson
Brian Douglas Wilson is an American musician, best known as the leader and chief songwriter of the group The Beach Boys. Within the band, Wilson played bass and keyboards, also providing part-time lead vocals and, more often, backing vocals, harmonizing in falsetto with the group...
, Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman
Bill Wyman is an English musician best known as the bass guitarist for the English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from 1962 until 1992. Since 1997, he has recorded and toured with his own band, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings...
, Jackie DeShannon
Jackie DeShannon
Jackie DeShannon is an American singer-songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards. She was one of the first female singer-songwriters of the rock 'n' roll period.- Life and early career :...
, Donald Fagen
Donald Fagen
Donald Jay Fagen is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the co-founder, lead singer, and the principal songwriter of the rock band Steely Dan ....
, Berry Gordy Jr., Grace Slick
Grace Slick
Grace Slick is an American singer and songwriter, who was one of the lead singers of the rock groups The Great Society, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship, and was a solo artist, for nearly three decades, from the mid-1960s to the mid-1990s...
, Hal Blaine
Hal Blaine
Hal Blaine is an American drummer and session musician. He is most known for his work with the Wrecking Crew in California. Blaine played on numerous hits by popular groups, including Elvis Presley, John Denver, the Ronettes, Simon & Garfunkel, the Carpenters, the Beach Boys, Nancy Sinatra, and...
, B.B. King, Dave Brubeck
Dave Brubeck
David Warren "Dave" Brubeck is an American jazz pianist. He has written a number of jazz standards, including "In Your Own Sweet Way" and "The Duke". Brubeck's style ranges from refined to bombastic, reflecting his mother's attempts at classical training and his improvisational skills...
, Albert Maysles, Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Antoine Dominique "Fats" Domino, Jr. is an American R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter. He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Creole was his first language....
, and Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick
Dionne Warwick is an American singer, actress and TV show host, who became a United Nations Global Ambassador for the Food and Agriculture Organization, and a United States Ambassador of Health....
.
He also has written articles for the Wall Street Journal on architecture (the John Hancock Tower
John Hancock Tower
The John Hancock Tower, officially named Hancock Place and colloquially known as The Hancock, is a 60-story, 790-foot skyscraper in Boston. The tower was designed by Henry N. Cobb of the firm I. M. Pei & Partners and was completed in 1976...
, the Farnsworth House
Farnsworth House
The Farnsworth House was designed and constructed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe between 1945-51. It is a one-room weekend retreat in a once-rural setting, located southwest of Chicago's downtown on a estate site, adjoining the Fox River, south of the city of Plano, Illinois. The steel and glass...
and New York's office-building lobbies of the 1950s) and has profiled contemporary sculptor Mark di Suvero
Mark di Suvero
Marco Polo "Mark" di Suvero is an American abstract expressionist sculptor born Marco Polo Levi in Shanghai, China in 1933 to Italian expatriates. He immigrated to San Francisco, California in 1942 with his family. From 1953 to 1957, he attended the University of California, Berkeley to study...
.
External links
- Marc Myers LLC marketing and media consulting site
- Kind of Blue Reloaded cover story for JazzIz magazine (September 2009) on a Miles Davis classic