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Jazz Times
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Former editorsIra Davidson Sabin & Lee C. Mergner
CategoriesMusic magazine
Frequency10 per year
FounderIra Davidson Sabin
Founded1970
CompanyTitles JCMC, LLC
CountryUnited States
Based inCambridge, Massachusetts
LanguageEnglish
Websitejazztimes.com
ISSN0272-572X

JazzTimes is an American print magazine devoted to jazz. Published 10 times a year, it was founded in Washington, D.C., in 1970 by Ira Sabin[1][2][3] as the newsletter Radio Free Jazz to complement his record store.[4]

Coverage

After a decade of growth in subscriptions, deepening of writer pools, and internationalization, Radio Free Jazz expanded its focus and, at the suggestion of jazz critic Leonard Feather, changed its name to JazzTimes in 1980.[5]

Sabin's Glenn joined the magazine staff in 1984. In 1990, JazzTimes incorporated exclusive cover photography and higher quality art and graphic design. The magazine reviews audio and video releases[6] concerts,[7] instruments, music supplies,[8] and books.[9] It also includes a guide to musicians, events, record labels, and music schools.

David Fricke, whose writing credits include Rolling Stone, Melody Maker and Mojo, also contributes to the magazine.[10]

Web traffic

JazzTimes.com was redesigned in 2019. Among its most popular stories are the JazzTimes10, which look at the "Top 10" of a specific categories of jazz, from Christmas songs to tunes from the Loft Jazz era. Also popular are its annual critics and readers polls of the top artists, albums and songs in jazz. JazzTimes.com's most successful month was in February 2015, when it registered more than half a million pageviews. In 2019, it registered 3,736,397 pageviews with 65% of its traffic direct and a quarter of it from organic search.

Ownership and management

Guthrie Inc. was the founding company of the magazine and suspended JazzTimes in June 2009.[11] Later that year, JazzTimes was acquired by Madavor Media, LLC,[1] a Delaware company based in Quincy, Massachusetts (Jeffrey C. Wolk, Chairman and CEO; born 1966).

Madavor Media relaunched the magazine the same year.[11] Lee C. Mergner — who was Associate Publisher of JazzTimes from as early as 1994 till sometime after September 1999 — became publisher as early as 2001. Glenn D. Sabin (born 1963), one of Ira's sons, was the publisher when the magazine was sold in 2009, and Jeffrey H. Sabin (born 1961), Ira's other son, was general manager at the time. Mac Randall was named editor in chief in 2018 after longtime editor Evan Haga stepped[12] down from his role. Mergner remains a part-time employee for JazzTimes.[13]

On February 15, 2023, Madavor Media was acquired by The BeBop Channel Corporation, a public company under the ticker symbol BBOP and headed up by jazz musician and interim CEO Gregory Charles Royal.[14] Royal's efforts as an editor were subjected to widespread criticism on the social media platform X and mockery for grammatical errors, historical errors, a confrontational tone, and a perceived decline in editorial integrity,[15]. When new management took over the site in 2024, they later acknowledged and apologized for the decline of quality under Royal. [16]

JazzTimes was transferred to Titles JCMJ, LLC, a Massachusetts limited liability company on February 29, 2024.[17] It relaunched with online content in December 2024 under editor David Adler. [18]

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chesto, Jon (July 16, 2009). "Quincy Company Rescues JazzTimes With Acquisition". The Patriot Ledger. Quincy, Massachusetts. Retrieved February 20, 2021. LCCN sn89062494 (publication), Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers". (online version).
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Schudel, Matthew James (September 13, 2018). "Ira Sabin, D.C. Record-Store Owner, Founder of JazzTimes Magazine, Dies at 90 – After working as a drummer, Mr. Sabin opened one of the country's premier jazz record stores, then launched a magazine". Obituaries. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 16, 2018. Retrieved September 16, 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers"., Template:ProQuest (U.S. Newsstream database).
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sandomir, Richard (September 18, 2018). "Ira Sabin, Founder of JazzTimes Magazine, Is Dead at 90". The New York Times. Vol. 167, no. 85089 (Print ed.). p. A21. Retrieved April 20, 2021. Script error: No such module "CS1 identifiers". (publication), Template:EBSCOhost (article).
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Sabin, Ira (September 1995). "From the Founder". JazzTimes. pp. 14–.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Leonard Feather 1914–1994". JazzTimes. December 1994. pp. 18–.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Reviews Archive". JazzTimes. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Live Archives". JazzTimes. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Products & Gear Archives". JazzTimes. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Books Archives". JazzTimes. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."David Fricke". JazzTimes. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
  11. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jason Fell (July 14, 2009). "Jazz Times to Play Again". Folio. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."JT Notes: JazzTimes' Editor Evan Haga Bids Farewell". May 9, 2019.
  13. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mergner, Lee (April 25, 2019). "My Opening Farewell by Lee Mergner". JazzTimes. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'BeBop' Acquires Madavor Media – JazzTimes, Outdoor Photographer and Other Leading Media Properties". OTC Markets. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
  15. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Andrew Gilbert discusses the changes at JazzTIMES with James Gavin & John Murph, part 2". August 1, 2023.
  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."JazzTimes Is Back! A Letter from the New Editor". Jazztimes. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Termination of Material Definitive Agreement". February 29, 2024.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."JazzTimes Is Back! A Letter from the New Editor". Jazztimes. Retrieved December 9, 2024.
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