''Jazz Magazine'' is a French

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dedicated to

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. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

History

The magazine was created in 1954 by Nicole and Eddie Barclay with Jacques Souplet. 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. Nicole Barclay persuaded her husband to start the magazine, and she is now credited as the magazine's founder. The first issue's cover was designed by Pierre Mani, the designer of Barclay's record sleeves. It featured a photograph of

Lionel Hampton Lionel Leo Hampton (April 20, 1908 – August 31, 2002) was an American jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and bandleader. He worked with jazz musicians from Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman, and Buddy Rich, to Charlie Parker, Charles Mingus, an ...

. Initially, the magazine lost money, so Frank Ténot and

Daniel Filipacchi Daniel Filipacchi (born 12 January 1928) is the Chairman Emeritus of Hachette Filipacchi Médias and a French collector of surrealist art. Career Filipacchi wrote and worked as a photographer for '' Paris Match'' from its founding in 1949 b ...

were brought in and took over from the founders. Jean-Louis Ginibre, was editor-in-chief from 1962 to 1971, and was succeeded by Philippe Carles, who stepped down in 2007. Frédéric Goaty took over as editor-in-chief in 2009. An English language edition of the magazine was announced in 1956, with headquarters to be set in New York. In 1970, Jazz Magazine Productions was set up to improve the jazz scene in France by holding more concert. In 2009, ''Jazz Magazine'' was combined with another jazz magazine, '' Jazzman''. It was purchased in 2014 by a group of investors chaired by Edouard Rencker, and published by Jazz & Cie beginning from issue 662 (June 2014). In 2017, the magazine had approximately 7,000 subscribers, and sold between 5-6,000 copies each month on newsstands.

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