The ''IAJRC Journal'' is an American quarterly magazine published by the International Association of Jazz Record Collectors. The journal was established in 1968, 4 years after the association was founded in

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. The first issue was published during the first quarter of 1968. It covers the

history of jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...

— which includes the history of jazz criticism and jazz discography.

History and background

The journal reviews about 200 albums and 12 books, annually. One of its sister products is the IAJRC

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, which, as of 2014, has in excess of 77 titles. The journal is not formally

peer reviewed Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work ( peers). It functions as a form of self-regulation by qualified members of a profession within the relevant field. Peer revie ...

. Because the organization is bent towards rare and old recordings, coverage by the journal leans towards, but is not limited to, historic jazz. Its contributors have mostly been amateur jazz enthusiasts, but also include amateur and professional discographers, jazz critics,

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s, musicians, music library archivists, and academics.

Editor

Ian R. Tiele (

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) has been the journal's

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since 2012.

Former editors

* 2006–2011: Andy Simons, jazz guitarist, retired as editor at the end of 2011 * Russ Chase

References

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History and background

Editor

Former editors

Archives

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