The NEA zeroes out its Jazz Masters program, the Grammys cuts categories so pop best-sellers regain prominence vis a vis less obviously commercial stars, but the Jazz Journalists Association’s 15th annual Jazz Awards — to be held June 11, 2011 with an afternoon gala with all star music at City Winery, NYC, satellite parties hosted by […]
JazzTimes’ robust recovery
The November issue of JazzTimes magazine is the first created (not just published) under the imprimatur of Madavor Media, LLC imprint, and the periodical looks very much the same as before its hiatus last spring. Editors Lee Mergener and Evan Haga remain, columnists Nat Hentoff and Nate Chinen are present, most if not all recent […]
JazzTimes “temporarily suspended,” staff “furloughed”
JazzTimes confirms rumors first reported here the 38-year-old monthly magazine’s deep financial distress requires it to stop publishing. Its management hopes for a brand-sale and re-emergence. But in a longer email to freelance contributors, those same managers adopt a can’t-help-you-pal shrug toward the brand’s freelance contributors. “The brand and operation will undergo reorganization and restructuring in […]
Jazz Times crisis confirmed
An associate editor of JazzTimes “until a couple of weeks ago when I was laid off” has confirmed that the magazine is in deep trouble. “There was some hope of a new buyer coming to the rescue,” he writes, “but as of my last contact with the guys it wasn’t looking good.” I’d heard previously […]
Losing a jazz mag?
Rumors abound that JazzTimes magazine is folding — it’s laid off employees, notified writers of waits for May payments, not shipped its June issue to the printers and failed to sell itself to a new publisher. A senior contributor says he was told not to write his next column until asked for it. These are rumors, […]