Lyn Horton

e. lhorton@valinet.com

 Education

1974              MFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

1971          BFA, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA

1970          AA, Bradford College, Bradford, MA 

Professional Experience as a Writer

• Subject matter for articles is directed mainly towards creative improvised music and some mainstream jazz music;
• Have written articles on recordings for these record companies: ESP, Thirsty Ear, CIMP, anonym records, okkadisk, Boxholder, Riti, ArtistShare, Outline, etc.;
• Have written over 200 articles on concerts attended, book reviews and viewpoints.

2008-present
Contributing Writer, Downbeat Magazine

2007-present
Author, IntellectualMusician.com, weblog, Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA

2005-present
Contributing writer to AllAboutJazz.com

2005-present
Music Diary column at the Jazz Journalist Association website (jazzhouse.org).
Articles published at jazzhouse.org
Articles published in Jazz Notes, Newsletter for the JJA

2002
Contracted by Drimala Records to write liner notes for Language of the Swans, released in 2002

1996- present
Senior Staff Member of JazzReview.com, an online webzine

1974-1978
Executive Assistant to Edwin Schlossberg, Edwin Schlossberg, Inc., Chester, MA:

• Researched and edited books dealing with popular subjects, authored by Schlossberg and Brockman;
• Research Associate for The Omnibook of Personal Development by Katinka Matson, published by Wm. Morrow, 1977;
• Co-Author with Schlossberg and Brockman of The Home Computer Handbook, published by Sterling Publications, 1978.

Revised April, 2008

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