Jazz Magazine

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Jazz Magazine
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Issue 1, cover dated December 1954
Editorial director & editor-in-chiefFrédéric Goaty
EditorYazid Kouloughli
CategoriesJazz
FrequencyMonthly
FounderNicole Barclay
Founded1954
First issueDec. 1954
CompanyJazz and Cie
CountryFrance
Based in Paris, France
LanguageFrench
Website https://www.jazzmagazine.com
ISSN 0021-566X

Jazz Magazine is a French magazine dedicated to jazz.

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History

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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kouloughli, Yazid (2024-05-13). "Daniel Filipacchi & Frank Ténot, l'aventure Jazz Magazine". Jazz Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  2. FRANÇOIS-RENÉ, SIMON (December 2014). "Prenom Nicole". Jazz Magazine (in French) (668): 3.
  3. "Qui sommes-nous". Jazz Magazine (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  4. 1 2 3 Delage, Christian (2017-04-12). "Le renouveau de Jazz Magazine". Le HuffPost (in French). Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  5. Bundy, Judy (17 Mar 1956). "Gallic Accent". Billboard . Vol. 68. p. 48 via Google Books.
  6. "Jazz Boost in France". Billboard . Vol. 82, no. 30. 25 Jul 1970. p. 55 via Google Books.
  7. ""Jazzman" et "Jazz Magazine" fusionnent, "Muziq" s'arrête". irma (in French). 18 June 2009. Archived from the original on 26 Jun 2009. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. "Jazz Magazine renouvelle sa formule pour ses 60 ans - The Media Leader". fr.themedialeader.com (in French). 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  9. "JAZZMAGAZINE dans le grand bain..." les dernières nouvelles du jazz (in French). 3 June 2014. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  10. "Jazz Magazine célèbre ses 70 ans - The Media Leader". fr.themedialeader.com (in French). 2024-11-27. Retrieved 2025-05-29.

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