Newsgroups: rec.music.bluenote
Subject: Re: Suggestions for Magazine Subscriptions???
From: kenz@local.host
Date: 22 Jan 93 12:46:44 -0600
Reply-To: kenz@local.host
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In article <1993Jan22.010757.12932@berlioz.nsc.com>, ldl@berlioz.nsc.com (Larry Lewicki) writes:
>I'm a new subscriber to this news group and have been enjoying
>reading many of the topics for the last week.  In order to keep
>up with the "jazz" world, I want to get a subscription to a
>magazine and am wondering what other subscribers to this 
>newsgroup might recommend. Currently, I subscribe to "Keyboard"
>and "Musician" and the "Musician" subscription just isn't 
>hacking it (has too many Led Zeppelin articles for my tastes 
>and not enough "technical" information). 
>
>The only "jazz" magazine that I am aware of is "Downbeat".
>I'm just wondering if there are others.
>
>Thanks for any input.  Larry Lewicki
>

May I recommend several?
      "Cadence"   Cadence Building   Redwood, NY  13679 315-287-2852
       $25.00 ($40.00 first class)
Features extensive recording, book, and video reviews, 1 or two interviews with
"creative improvisors" (recently Steve Kuhn and Stephane Grappelli), an audio
column by Vladimir, other things also.  But for me, the Record Order
Service list of recordings listed by label has proven invaluable (it's the
center section of each monthly issue.  I purchase  
most of my recordings from Cadence since I have no local store which carries
the "good stuff".

       "Wire"   sorry, don't have the address.

A British journal with excellent writing, in-depth analysis of the music,
revies, etc.  Kind of pricey for a poor librarian like myself (actually my wife
refuses to let me spend more money on that ?!!## music!)

       "Coda"  P.O. Box 87, Station J   Toronto,  Ont.  M4J 4X8.   416-593-7230
               $24.00
Covers jazz festivals rather well, reviews usually written in essay form rather
than individual reviews as the above two sources, covers many styles of jazz
wile leaving out the more "popular" people like Kenny G and others (stick to
"Down Beat" if you want to know more about these people, or "Jazziz" or
"JazzTimes".  I don't really care much for these three magazines.)

       "Option"   Sonic Options Network  2345 Westwood Blvd.,  Ste.2  Los
                  Angeles, CA  90064    bi-m. $15.00

Non-mainstream music, including coverage of jazz artists like Evan Parker, A.
Braxton, David Murray, and so forth.  Includes reviews, bios, etc. and covers
alot of the "alternative" (for lack of a better word) rock.

       "Jazz Journal International"  Jazz Journal Ltd., 113-117 Farrington Rd.,
London EC1R 3BT, England  071-278-0631  $50.00

Similar to the above, definite tilt toward jazz of the 20's through bebop. 
Stanley Dance provides his usual myopic vision of what jazz is supposed to be,
but is balanced by writers like Barry McRae, Derek Ansell, and Peter Gamble. 
The record reviews are it's strongest point, usually the feature stories are
rather staid and written about musicians whom I don't really care too much
about, like Al Fairweather or Spike Robinson (sorry Al or Spike fans!)  There's
alot of "local" (/British) info. which means nothing to me up here in
Minnesota!, like debates over British radio coverage of the music.  Often,
though, I see reviews or notices of recordings long before they are noted in
other sources.

I hope this helps, since there certainly are other sources out there.  These ar
just the ones I find most useful and interesting.

Bill Kenz
Moorhead State U.
kenz@mhd1.moorhead.msus.edu        1/22/93
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