''Cadence: The Independent Journal of Creative Improvised Music'' is a quarterly review of

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and

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. The magazine covers a range of styles, from early jazz and blues to the avant-garde. Critic and historian Bob Rusch founded the magazine as a monthly in 1976 and served as publisher and coordinating editor through 2011. Musician

David Haney David Haney (born 1955) is an American jazz pianist and publisher of ''Cadence'' magazine. Career As an infant, Haney's family moved from Fresno, California, to Calgary, Alberta. He began piano studies at the age of nine, and started playing ...

became editor and publisher in 2012.

History and profile

''Cadence'' began publication in 1976. The magazine's original parent company, Cadnor, Ltd. (based in

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, New York), also owns a pair of jazz record labels ( CIMP and

Cadence Jazz Cadence Jazz is an American record company and label specializing in noncommercial modern jazz. It is associated with ''Cadence Magazine''. Cadence Jazz was founded by Bob Rusch in Redwood, New York in 1980. By 2000 the label had issued more ...

), a record distributorship (Cadence/North Country), and an audio equipment retailer (Northcountry Audio). The magazine was published monthly until October 2007, when it switched to a quarterly schedule with an increase in pages. In January 2011, Bob Rusch announced that ''Cadence'' would cease publication with the October–December 2011 issue, while other endeavors, such as CIMP, Cadence Jazz, and North Country would continue. However, in August, the ''Cadence'' email newsletter announced that the magazine would continue, under new leadership, after 2011 (all other ''Cadence'' and North Country businesses would remain under the current management). In October, ''Cadence'' announced that David Haney, a jazz musician and ''Cadence'' contributor based in Richland, Oregon, would become publisher. In January 2012, the format changed to an online magazine (in

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(PDF)), with an annual print edition. The ''

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'' described ''Cadence'' as "the premier magazine about improvised music in the world... ''Cadence's'' oral history/interview/profiles each month are thorough and no-holds-barred... The magazine is not to be missed."

References

{{Reflist, refs= * {{cite web , url=http://www.cadencemagazine.com/about-cadence-magazine.html , title=About Cadence Magazine , access-date=February 14, 2007 , work=The Cadence Building Web , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724070152/http://www.cadencemagazine.com/about-cadence-magazine.html# , archive-date=July 24, 2010 , url-status=dead * {{cite journal , last =Rusch , first=Bob, date=January 2011, title=Cadence & You, journal=Cadence Magazine, volume=37, issue=1–2–3, page=2, publisher=Cadnor Ltd., location =Redwood, NY, issn=0162-6973 * {{citation , date=August 10, 2011, title=News from Cadence/NorthCountryAudio (Mailing List 08/03/2011), quote=Watch this space and the October–November–December 2011 issue for more news and details. * {{citation , date=October 12, 2011, title=News from Cadence/NorthCountryAudio (Mailing List 10/12/2011), quote=The content will remain the same, including columns and reviews from many of the existing Cadence writers. The format will change to include an online site hosting Cadence Magazine plus an annual print edition. * {{cite journal , date=January 2012 , last=Haney , first=David , title =Cadence Magazine Editorial Policy , journal = Cadence Magazine , volume =38 , issue =1 (399) , page =8 , publisher = Cadence Magazine, LLC , location = Richland, OR , issn = 0162-6973 * {{cite book , editor=Ron Wynn , editor-link=Ron Wynn , others=with Michael Erlewine, Vladimir Bogdanov & Chris Woodstra , title=All Music Guide to Jazz , edition=1st , series=Allmusic , year=1994 , publisher=Miller Freeman Books , location=San Francisco , isbn=0-87930-308-5 , chapter=Magazines , pag
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