Frank Alkyer
Music Inc. and UpBeat Daily Magazines
Frank Alkyer is the publisher of DownBeat, Music Inc. and UpBeat Daily magazines, all produced by Maher Publications, a family-owned company based in Elmhurst, Ill. He joined the company as editorial director in 1989 and he was named associate publisher in 1992 and publisher in 2003. He is a founding board member of Jazz Alliance International and the Jazz Education Network as well as an advisory board member of the Thelonius Monk Institute of Jazz and the Litchfield Jazz Festival. He is also a member of American Society of Business Publication Editors. Frank has proudly hosted Best In Show at NAMM since its inception in 2005.