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Straight Ahead

A Comprehensive Guide to the Business of Jazz
Without Sacrificing Dignity or Artistic Integrity
by Marty Khan

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Drawing on 35 years of experience in virtually every aspect of the jazz and fine arts business, Marty Khan has created a comprehensive guide for jazz musicians and professionals. 450 pages long and printed on high-quality 8 1/2 x 11 stock, this book offers highly detailed information and advice about everything they need to know to successfully navigate the difficult, mysterious, and often treacherous waters of the jazz business. It also focuses strongly on the Fine Arts business, and the role that jazz plays in relation to it.

THIS BOOK:

explains and de-mystifies everything involved in the business of recording and performing;
defines and clarifies the various roles and responsibilities of everyone with whom the artist will be dealing;
offers specific advice on making the most out of every relationship and opportunity;
offers comprehensive and explicitly detailed information regarding the 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, including set-up, operation, development and fundraising;
describes specific methods and concepts that are productive, cost-effective and proven to be viable;
provides samples of contracts, agreements, corporate business structures, releases, stage plots and other useful materials.

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