Bob Gluck's Blog

I’ve been posting in my substack “Music and Our Lives” a three-part series on this important topic, which includes:

NYC Council and Federal small business support in the recovery from the devastation of jazz clubs during the COVID 19 pandemic,

the historical role of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Small Business Administration… in supporting Arts in the United States,

the good and the bad in the use of artists in State Department endeavors,

What may the future hold?

Parts one and two are already posted, with part three coming soon.

Part 1: What happened to the jazz economy in New York City during the pandemic and why does it matter now?

Part 2: Federal funding and the music and Arts economy 

Part 3: Further thoughts about Federal funding of jazz and other musical arts – tours & the Internet

~ by bobgluck on June 19, 2025.

Posted in music and politics, Music business, Music economy, Reflections on musical context
Tags: arts, arts grants, COVID, economy, jazz, jazz economy, national endowment of the arts, national endowment of the humanities, nea, neh, new york city, New York jazz, pandemic, small business administration