Aug 19, 2008
While I am usually designing 2-page spreads for our monthly runs in both Downbeat and Jazztimes Magazine, this time I’ve been given the opportunity to come up with a series of four single-page ads. From a marketing perspective, we have been slowly transitioning from strictly product advertising and focus on brand awareness. My first idea was to focus on the one thing on Jamey’s play-a-longs… Continue Reading ...
Aug 6, 2008
I finished this book in March of 2008. This is the first 6×9 book that I did and the first time I’ve done music engraving for a publication. For those who don’t know what music engraving is, it’s simply creating music notation/sheet music. There are only a handful of musical examples and I did them all in a program called Sibelius.
The author, Jerry Coker, wanted something that resembled a work Continue Reading ...
Jul 23, 2008
We have been talking about updating the Jazzbooks website for Jamey Aebersold Jazz for a while now. Now that the workshops are over, I have already spent some time coming up with a new look for the site. This is a full-blown e-commerce site with tons of other “static” information available.
The website really needs a face-lift to bring it up-to-date, but it is also lacking a lot features that you… Continue Reading ...
Jul 21, 2008
As it comes time to re-print some of the Aebersold play-a-longs, we have the opportunity to update a lot of the cover art for these books. Volume 47 is one of those examples. I typically don’t want to stray too far from the original concept art. These books are so highly-recognized in Jazz Education, that we want them to still have familiarity. I also try to preserve the work that… Continue Reading ...
