Photos by Stacie Joy
The annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival takes place this afternoon in Tompkins Square Park.
Although EVG applied for press credentials for backstage access, as we have in previous years, organizers declined our request, saying they had reached capacity.
Given the festival’s location on our home turf — and our past coverage of the event — the decision is disappointing and a little puzzling.
As a result, we will not have coverage from today’s festival — save for these set-up pics — and will reassess our coverage in future years.
6 comments:
That's a shame, you've covered it for years. Very disappointing.
Hmm, they DO realize that Grieve is the eyes & ears of the EV and that Stacie Joy is its most outstanding journalist, don't they? Is there possibly something else going on here? Did they object to any past coverage?
That's a shame, you've covered it for years.
The bastards!! Bird cannot be happy with this.
Well, that’s rather shocking. Are credentials given first come, first serve? Should you simply apply earlier next year?
This probably isn't a big conspiracy by Big Jazz but a mistake by one person.
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