Hey DN,
I got lucky to pick up jazz.ca recently. After some reflection I've decided to develop it rather than park it waiting for a buyer.
I grew up with jazz sounds constantly filling our 900 square foot apartment in Moscow. Back in the Soviet era, my dad was one of the first people in the city to get a VHS player, and he'd get hold of underground tapes of American jazz greats (Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, you name it). Foreign music was largely censored, so our little apartment would often get packed with friends and friends of friends just to listen and watch. After the Soviet collapse, my dad went on to promote and organize jazz events around Moscow for a short period of time. That history means something to me, and it feels right to carry it forward with jazz.ca.
As I did a bit of research prior to placing a bid, Canada is actually a pretty remarkable home for the genre. It hosts the world's largest jazz festival (Montreal Jazz Fest), attracting over 2 million visitors annually (sounds lunatic, right?). It is due to these type of events that Canada's music tourism market is forecasted to grow from $3.51 billion in 2024 to $13.16 billion by 2032. Canada's music market grew at roughly twice the pace of the U.S. market in 2023. Music market revenue reached nearly $700mln USD. The broader Canadian live entertainment market was valued at $19.4 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $32.65 billion by 2033.
Do any of these names sound familiar: Oscar Peterson, Diana Krall, Gil Evans, Oliver Jones? All of them are considered to be one of the greats and all of them are Canadian.
The plan is to build jazz.ca as a Canadian jazz platform. A place for fans, venues, and musicians. Hopefully I'll be able to launch something before the jazz fest season. So if you're a jazz fan, jazz-curious, or simply would like to support, I'd love to invite you to sign up for the newsletter to stay up to date.
Jazz.ca
I got lucky to pick up jazz.ca recently. After some reflection I've decided to develop it rather than park it waiting for a buyer.
I grew up with jazz sounds constantly filling our 900 square foot apartment in Moscow. Back in the Soviet era, my dad was one of the first people in the city to get a VHS player, and he'd get hold of underground tapes of American jazz greats (Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, you name it). Foreign music was largely censored, so our little apartment would often get packed with friends and friends of friends just to listen and watch. After the Soviet collapse, my dad went on to promote and organize jazz events around Moscow for a short period of time. That history means something to me, and it feels right to carry it forward with jazz.ca.
As I did a bit of research prior to placing a bid, Canada is actually a pretty remarkable home for the genre. It hosts the world's largest jazz festival (Montreal Jazz Fest), attracting over 2 million visitors annually (sounds lunatic, right?). It is due to these type of events that Canada's music tourism market is forecasted to grow from $3.51 billion in 2024 to $13.16 billion by 2032. Canada's music market grew at roughly twice the pace of the U.S. market in 2023. Music market revenue reached nearly $700mln USD. The broader Canadian live entertainment market was valued at $19.4 billion in 2024 and is projected to reach $32.65 billion by 2033.
Do any of these names sound familiar: Oscar Peterson, Diana Krall, Gil Evans, Oliver Jones? All of them are considered to be one of the greats and all of them are Canadian.
The plan is to build jazz.ca as a Canadian jazz platform. A place for fans, venues, and musicians. Hopefully I'll be able to launch something before the jazz fest season. So if you're a jazz fan, jazz-curious, or simply would like to support, I'd love to invite you to sign up for the newsletter to stay up to date.
Jazz.ca
