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'''''DownBeat''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[magazine]] devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. It is named after the "[[Beat (music)#Downbeat|downbeat]]" in [[music]] also called "beat one" or the first beat of a musical measure. It is sometimes incorrectly noted as [[Down Beat] with a space between the words]. |
'''''DownBeat''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[magazine]] devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. It is named after the "[[Beat (music)#Downbeat|downbeat]]" in [[music]] also called "beat one" or the first beat of a musical measure. [It is sometimes incorrectly noted as [[Down Beat]] with a space between the words]. |
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''DownBeat'' publishes results of annual surveys of both its readers and critics in a variety of categories. The '''''DownBeat'' Jazz Hall of Fame''' includes winners from both the readers' and international critics' poll. The results of the readers' poll are published in the December issue, those of the critics' poll in the August issue. |
''DownBeat'' publishes results of annual surveys of both its readers and critics in a variety of categories. The '''''DownBeat'' Jazz Hall of Fame''' includes winners from both the readers' and international critics' poll. The results of the readers' poll are published in the December issue, those of the critics' poll in the August issue. |
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Revision as of 11:52, 10 December 2011
DownBeat is an American magazine devoted to "jazz, blues and beyond" to indicate its expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years. The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. It is named after the "downbeat" in music also called "beat one" or the first beat of a musical measure. [It is sometimes incorrectly noted as Down Beat with a space between the words].
DownBeat publishes results of annual surveys of both its readers and critics in a variety of categories. The DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame includes winners from both the readers' and international critics' poll. The results of the readers' poll are published in the December issue, those of the critics' poll in the August issue.
Well-known features of DownBeat magazine include its "Reviews" section where jazz critics, using a '1-Star to 5-Star' maximum rating system, rate the latest musical recordings, vintage recordings, and books; articles on individual musicians and music forms; and its famous "Blindfold Test" column, in a which a musician listens to records by other artists, tries to guess who they are, and rates them using the 5-star maximum rating system.
In April 1979, DownBeat went to a monthly schedule for the first time since 1939.