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Khanfrontation Blog Launched

Today marks the official launch of Marty Khan‘s Khanfrontation blog on OutwardVisions.com.  Among its articles, readers will find perplexing inquiries into the state of the industry and the social and spiritual conscious of all musicians on the large scale.  Read at your own risk: musicians may be prompted to reconsider if they are pursuing music half-heartedly or in a worthwhile way at all!  As always, discussion is encouraged, please share your thoughts, agreeing and dissenting.

In conjunction with Khanfrontation, OutwardVisions.com will soon launch a sister blog aimed at picking up the pieces of readers left broken by the harsh words of Khanfrontation.  This new blog, Straight Ahead Advice, is Marty’s way of saying to readers, “It’s not all bad, here are some tips to help you navigate the Path.”  [More on the capital 'P' Path in post #1 of Khanfrontation].

Lastly, make sure you use the widget on our sidebar to subscribe to Khanfrontation. Subscribers will receive exclusive offers and discounts on OVI products.  Further, purchasers of Straight Ahead: A Comprehensive Guide to the Business of Jazz (Without Sacrificing Dignity or Artistic Integrity) whether in the print or e-book version, will receive an invitation to an online streaming video seminar with Marty where they will have the chance to have their questions answered (regular online-admission price: $10).  In addition to all of that, we will also be sending a coupon to book-purchasers for a half-hour of direct, one-on-one consulting with Marty via Skype for only $25 (regular prices: $40/half hour, $75/hour).

With so much additional value packed in there, and the e-book priced at the incredibly low $20, how could you not opt-in?  And don’t forget to subscribe to the blog either!

Stay Committed friends,

Kyle

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Commitment: Diluted, Deluded and Omitted

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” 

- Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.

On this day when we commemorate the ultimate sacrifice of Reverend King, and as I contemplate the recent passing of my teacher, mentor and first management client, Sam Rivers, the subject matter of my first blog post is most appropriate.

What does Commitment really mean anymore? Way more than half of all marriages end in divorce, and way less than half of all supposedly committed relationships end up in marriage (official or otherwise). Fathers leave children behind in order to pursue fun, freedom and that most delusional of self-serving excuses for irresponsible behavior – spiritual discovery and realization.

Now, I’m not talking about committing to a weekly dance class or dabbling in a half-hour of practice every day. I’m talking about capital-C Commitment – the life and death reality of needing to stay on the Path with the same urgency and essential need as exhaling after inhaling.

For someone who came of age – as I did – during the years in which the magnificent John Coltrane was bestowing upon us his most sacred substance of true sacrifice and absolute Love, this sense of Commitment is so utterly obvious that to think of living without it would be completely absurd. So maybe I have no right to expect it from a society that holds its torchbearers (no names, please) to such lightweight substance. Continue reading

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