Jazzwise

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Jazzwise is a monthly English-language jazz - magazine , which since 1997 in London , United Kingdom is issued.

content

The magazine  offers a broad coverage of all styles of  jazz , from the beginnings to bebop and cool jazz to hard bop and fusion . There are also reports on jazz crossovers such as jazz funk , jazz hip hop or jazz electronica .

Regular sections of the magazine are: news from the jazz world, background reports on individual musicians and bands, reviews of new and re-released CDs and vinyl records , reviews of new jazz books, reviews of jazz events, a national calendar of events and a gossip column.

The latest news from the jazz world can also be found on the Jazzwise magazine website. The magazine is also available on smartphones via the Jazzwise mobile app for the IOS and Android operating systems.

Companies

Jazzwise is - according to its own statements - the best-selling British jazz magazine and aims to be the leading English-language jazz magazine in Europe. The magazine's editor-in-chief is Jon Newey . The editors of the magazine looked new jazz authors through ongoing internships and workshops every November during the London Jazz Festival take place .

Jazzwise was originally part of  Jazzwise Publications Limited . The Jazzwise brand and magazine were acquired by MA Business & Leisure Ltd., a Mark Allen Group company , in February 2013 . The Jazzwise Education and Jazzwise Direct brands remained with the original owners and were renamed  SendMeMusic  .

The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World

In its one hundredth issue, which appeared in September 2009, Jazzwise published and reviewed  the list " The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World " (" The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World "). It is an overview of the most pioneering jazz albums from the magazine's point of view.

“Not just another“ greatest jazz albums ”list of favorite recordings and biggest sellers but a fully annotated look at the albums that actually changed jazz, changed lives and brought the music kicking and screaming into the new millennium”

"Not just another" best jazz albums "list with favorite recordings and greatest sales successes, but a fully commented look at the albums that actually changed jazz, changed life and brought music into the new millennium"

- Jazzwise magazine

The widely recognized list was compiled by the magazine's then-editors, Jon Newey and Keith Shadwick , with contributions from Stuart Nicholson , Brian Priestley , Duncan Heining, Kevin Le Gendre, Charles Alexander and Tom Barlow.

Awards

The magazine has received numerous awards since its inception in the UK:

  • In 2006 Jazzwise editor Jon Newey was named Jazz Journalist of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards
  • In 2007 Jazzwise won two awards:
    • one for best jazz publication at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards and
    • one for best jazz publication at the Ronnie Scott's  Awards
  • In 2009 Jazzwise writer Kevin Le Gendre was named Jazz Journalist of the Year at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards
  • In 2010 Jazzwise won three prizes:
    • for the second time the award for the best jazz publication at the Parliamentary Jazz Awards
    • Jazz Journalist of the Year was Mike Flynn, the editor of the Jazzwise events calendar
    • the CD critic Alyn Shipton was "Jazz Broadcaster of the Year"
  • In 2012, Jon Newey won the Parliamentary Jazz Award for Jazz Journalist of the Year for the second time
  • In 2013 Jazzwise won the coveted "Best Jazz Media" award at the renowned Jazz FM Awards in January 2013

Web links

  • Jazzwise Homepage of the Jazzwise magazine

Individual evidence

  1. Homepage of the Jazzwise magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .
  2. Jazzwise Magazine - About Jazzwise Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .
  3. Jazzwise Magazine - Contact. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .
  4. Jazzwise Magazine - The Write Stuff. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .
  5. ^ Mark Allen Group acquires Jazzwise, the UK's leading monthly jazz magazine. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on December 2, 2013 ; accessed on November 29, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.markallengroup.com
  6. homepage SendMeMusic.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .
  7. Jazzwise Magazine - The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook The World. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .
  8. Jazzwise picks up award . In: Press Gazette . Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2017.
  9. Jazzwise wins majority in Parliament. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on March 4, 2016 ; accessed on November 29, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mi-pro.co.uk
  10. Jump up ↑ Jazz FM Awards - The Winners. Retrieved November 29, 2017 .