John McLaughlin: State of the Musical Arts

Like us on Facebook!   / snapshotsfoundation   and visit http://www.snapshotsfoundation.com/ http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/ Guitarist, composer John McLaughlin on the state of the musical arts today. Producers note: Our conversation with John McLaughlin came from a longer talk on the late Tony Williams, and touches on the challenges facing emerging artists, record label support, piracy and Govt. support for the arts. Speaking from a view spanning decades as a professional musician, John brings perspective to current issues in the music business. Although jazz music was discussed through our talk, most musics of artistic merit face a similar challenge as musicians use all available tools to sustain through global economic decline, piracy and competing entertainment media. The conversation and search for solutions continues. -Jonathan Bewley, Director, The Snapshots Foundation Music sample: John McLaughlin Time Remembered. Visit: http://www.snapshotsfoundation.com/ http://www.johnmclaughlin.com/