About Bret Primack

A journalist who has published hundreds of articles and liner notes, Bret Primack is a graduate of NYU Film School who has worked in documentaries and industrials. He returned 
to filmmaking in 2004 when he began producing videos for jazz musicians. The debut of YouTube
 and the opportunity for global distribution was the catalyst for his nickname, Jazz Video Guy. Bret's YouTube channel now features more than 600 videos which have nearly 17 million views.

Writer/Video Journalist Bret Primack has been at the forefront of new media since he co-founded
 Jazz Central Station in 1995. In 1997 he was the first Jazz blogger with Bird Lives, where, 
as the Pariah, his heartfelt diatribes struck a responsive chord in the music industry. 
Bret has also created websites for Sonny Rollins, Billy Taylor, and Joe Lovano, among many others.

"When I I first started posting jazz video in the Spring of 2006, web video was just getting started and there
 were plenty of skeptics,” Bret explains. “But now, five years later, video is the most heavily utilized part of the web. Today, people
 can jump on YouTube and check out John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins. That ability to watch so many jazz artists on demand is one the reasons for the tremendous popularity of Jazz on YouTube.”