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Editorial director & editor-in-chief | Frédéric Goaty |
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Editor | Yazid Kouloughli |
Categories | Jazz |
Frequency | Monthly |
Founder | Nicole Barclay |
Founded | 1954 |
First issue | Dec. 1954 |
Company | Jazz and Cie |
Country | France |
Based in | Paris, France |
Language | French |
Website | https://www.jazzmagazine.com |
ISSN | 0021-566X |
Jazz Magazine is a French magazine dedicated to jazz.
The magazine was created in 1954 by Nicole and Eddie Barclay with Jacques Souplet. [1] Souplet had previously worked as director for the magazine Jazz Hot , but left to join the Barclay's at their eponymous record label Barclay, where he suggested they start a jazz magazine. [1] Nicole Barclay persuaded her husband to start the magazine, [2] and she is now credited as the magazine's founder. [3]
The first issue's cover was designed by Pierre Mani, the designer of Barclay's record sleeves. [1] It featured a photograph of Lionel Hampton. [4]
Initially, the magazine lost money, so Frank Ténot and Daniel Filipacchi were brought in and took over from the founders. [1] Jean-Louis Ginibre, was editor-in-chief from 1962 to 1971, and was succeeded by Philippe Carles, who stepped down in 2007. [1] Frédéric Goaty took over as editor-in-chief in 2009. [4]
An English language edition of the magazine was announced in 1956, with headquarters to be set in New York. [5] In 1970, Jazz Magazine Productions was set up to improve the jazz scene in France by holding more concert. [6]
In 2009, Jazz Magazine was combined with another jazz magazine, Jazzman . [7] It was purchased in 2014 by a group of investors chaired by Edouard Rencker, [8] and published by Jazz & Cie beginning from issue 662 (June 2014). [9] [10] In 2017, the magazine had approximately 7,000 subscribers, and sold between 5-6,000 copies each month on newsstands. [4]