The first article on The Music Man Blog was published in November 2009. It doesn't seem possible that I have been posting reviews and articles for 15 years. The purpose of my blog has always been to support musicians, shine a light on new artists and new CDs and to keep the "Great American Songbook" alive. We know that great progress has been made achieving these goals because of the feedback that we have received from hundreds of musicians who have been spotlighted on the blog. The majority of today's musicians are clearly both underappreciated and underpaid and yet the music they create provides us with hours of joy and satisfaction every day of our lives. In spite of being underappreciated and underpaid, they continue to perform and create new music for all of us to enjoy. They are true artists. We are the beneficiaries of their sacrifices and have an obligation to support them in any way we can. We all need to attend live performances wherever we can find them and not forget to leave a tip for the musicians after we enjoy their performances. They are paid so little for their live gigs that tips are very important to their well-being. We need to continue to buy their CDs even though the music industry has decided that CDs are no longer relevant. And lastly, we need to thank musicians whenever we get a chance.
I am delighted to report that last month the Music Man Blog celebrated more than one million page views on our site. For a narrowly focused blog, this is a massive amount of page views. And the number of people checking into the Music Man Blog continues to grow. In the most recent months, the average monthly page views have been over 30,000. Over the past 15 years we have published 626 blogs covering the efforts of thousands of musicians and their bands. The Music Man Blog has steadily grown its audience in over 20 countries. I have listed the top 10 highest page views from countries with Jazz lovers who are reading our postings:
1.United States
2. Germany
3. China
4. Singapore
5. Ukraine
6. Hong Kong
7. Iran
8. Russia
9. Sweden
10. Canada
My reward for the personal time and efforts I have expended on this blog is knowing that I am helping to support musicians, live performances and helping to keep the "Great American Songbook" relevant for younger people who may experience this wonderful music. I have also had the opportunity to meet and get to know hundreds of musicians. Honestly they are some of the finest people I have ever met.
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