Jazz Journal is a British jazz magazine established in 1946 by Sinclair Traill (1904–1981). It was first published in London under the title Pick Up, which Traill founded as a locus for serious jazz criticism in Britain.[1] In May 1948, Traill, using his own money, relaunched it as Jazz Journal.[1] Traill, for the rest of his life, served as its editor-in-chief.[2][3][4]Jazz Journal is Britain's longest published jazz magazine.[5]
Jazz Journal
Editors-in-Chief
Sinclair Traill (1946–81) Eddie Cook (1970–2009) Mark Gilbert (2009–)
In April 1977, Billboard Limited – then the publisher of Music Week and The Artist – acquired publishing rights to Jazz Journal (via lease agreement) from the magazine's owner, Novello & Company, Ltd. Cardfront Publishers Limited, a division of Billboard Limited, became the publisher; Mike Hennessey became director; Traill continued as editor-in-chief; and the publication was renamed Jazz Journal International (JJI).[6]
JJI was presumed to have ceased publication in January 2009, after the death on 23 January 2009 of the publisher's wife and associate editor, Janet Cook. Eddie Cook, who had been publisher and editor-in-chief of JJI since 1978, wrote to JJI readers that, following the death of his wife, publication of the magazine would cease, and that the magazine was seeking a new owner. In April 2009, JJI'sholding company, which at the time was Jazz Journal Publishing, absorbed a rival magazine, Jazz Review. Jazz Review, originally a monthly, had been published every two months and was owned by Direct Music Limited of Edinburgh, Scotland, who wished to end their publishing interests. Jazz Journal was absorbed into JJI and first published as such in May 2009 under Mark Gilbert (born 1955)[7] – the last editor of Jazz Review, stepping in as editor of the new Jazz Journal.[8] Gilbert had served as deputy editor of JJI from 1981 to 1999.
The December 2018 issue was the last print edition of Jazz Journal before the magazine moved entirely online from 19 January 2019, at https://jazzjournal.co.uk. A publisher statement explaining the move said:[citation needed]
The new Jazz Journal website continues the tradition of the print edition and will develop over time an archive holding material from the last seven decades of publication. Initially, at least, it will be a free to view service.
As well as enabling JJ to communicate to a wider readership, the online format, in comparison to the print edition, allows for faster publication of news and reviews, links to relevant sources, social media interaction and ready site search for favourite players, recordings, compositions, articles, etcetera. It is expected that the archive, combined with new material and functionality across desktop, tablet and mobile, will create an unparalleled resource for jazz fans, students and researchers.
With the same team of writers, Jazz Journal expects to maintain a lot of the old character in the new format
TimelineEdit
1946–1948
Sinclair Traill launched Pick Up magazine in January 1946 as a locus for serious jazz criticism in Britain and published it until 1948.[1] Traill and T. B. Denby were the editors. According to Peter Clayton and Peter Gammond in their book Jazz: A–Z, "the publication was full of the self-righteous bickerings and puritanism of the period, but contained some valuable research and discography material; also an extensive 'wanted' and 'disposals' record section."[9]
1948–1970
Traill, using his own money, founded Jazz Journal and, for the rest of his life, served as its editor in chief. Jazz historian Roberta Schwartz states that Jazz Journal was not a new publication, but rather a name change for Pick Up.[1] The first issue of Jazz Journal was Vol. 1, No. 1, May 1948.
1953
Traill incorporated on November 25, 1953, as Jazz Journal Limited in Enfield, England[10]
Novello changed the name to Jazz Journal and Jazz & Blues for 10 issues – from January 1974 (Vol. 27, No. 1) to October 1974 (Vol. 27, No. 10); Novello leased Jazz Journal 3 times:[12]
April 1977: Cardfront Limited, a subsidiary of The Billboard Limited[9]
1979: Pitman Press Limited, guitarist Nevil Skrimshire (1923–2010) became editor
Eddie Cook (born 1928), who had been a manager at Pitman.
1982–2009
Eddie Cook (born 1928) purchased Jazz Journal Limited in instalments that began in 1982; Cook moved Jazz Journal to a new location, above The Canteen Jazz Club, a venue that operated from May 1979 to 1984, located in Covent Garden.[13] Joe Bryan, owner of The Canteen, was made a director of Jazz Journal in exchange for offering free office space.[14] Bryan sold his lease in 1984 to a group that converted the venue into a discothèque.
2009
JJI was acquired by a partnership between (i) JJ Publishing Limited (incorporated 23 March 2009), owned by JJI's new chief editor, Mark Gilbert, and (ii) Invicta Press Limited (incorporated 29 April 1960),[15] a firm of Ashford printers.[16] JJ Publishing acquired Jazz Journal Limited and absorbed a rival magazine, Jazz Review, in April 2009. Jazz Review was absorbed by the new JJI, which was first published May 2009 (Vol. 62, No. 3). Mark Gilbert, the new chief editor, had been the final chief editor of Jazz Review and had been the deputy editor of JJI. He had worked alongside Eddie Cook for 19 years.[17]
2019
Following publication of the final print edition in December 2018, Jazz Journal moved entirely online to https://jazzjournal.co.uk on 19 January 2019.
Jazz Journal archivesEdit
In October 2009, Sarah Moy, daughter of Eddie Cook, donated materials from the JJI offices in Loughton to the National Jazz Archive, also situated in Loughton.[18]
Notable contributorsEdit
Simon Adams
Derek Ansell
Ronald Atkins
Bruce Crowther
Roger Farbey
Dave Gelly
Fred Grand
Andy Hamilton
Gordon Jack
Brian Morton
Hugh Rainey
Mike Tucker
Steve Voce
John White
ReferencesEdit
^ abcdRoberta Freund Schwartz How Britain Got the Blues: The Transmission and Reception of American Blues, Ashgate Publishing, (1988), p.25, ISBN9780754655800
^Play That Music: A Guide to Playing Jazz, edited by Sinclair Traill (1956)
^Peter Vacher (interviewer) & Eddie Cook (interviewee), Oral History of Jazz in Britain, British Library, November 28, 1995 (part 6 of 10)
^The Jazz Economy Issue: Part 1 – Have the Fans Outgrown the Fanzine? JazzUK, Issue 59, pps. 20 & 21 (September/October 2004) 2011-01-31 at the Wayback MachineISSN 1472-0728
^"Inky Fingers: Maggoty Lamb on the state of the nation's jazz mags", The Guardian, 23 September 2009
^"Jazz Journal Swings Back into Action" 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine, All About Jazz (Philadelphia), 30 April 2009
^Jazz Journal International, National Jazz Archives Newsletter, October 2009[permanent dead link], Issue 19, pg. 2, col. 1, Loughton (October 2009)
External linksEdit
Official website
August 26, 2023
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Jazz Journal is a British jazz magazine established in 1946 by Sinclair Traill 1904 1981 It was first published in London under the title Pick Up which Traill founded as a locus for serious jazz criticism in Britain 1 In May 1948 Traill using his own money relaunched it as Jazz Journal 1 Traill for the rest of his life served as its editor in chief 2 3 4 Jazz Journal is Britain s longest published jazz magazine 5 Jazz JournalEditors in ChiefSinclair Traill 1946 81 Eddie Cook 1970 2009 Mark Gilbert 2009 CategoriesMusic magazineFirst issuePick Up 1946 Jazz Journal 1948 Jazz Journal andJazz amp Blues 1974 Jazz JournalInternational 1977 Jazz Journal 2009 present Company2009 Present JJ Publishing Ltd Invicta Press LtdCountryUnited KingdomBased inLondon 1946 2009 Ashford UK 2009 2018 LanguageEnglishWebsitewww wbr jazzjournal wbr co wbr ukISSN2041 8833 Contents 1 Ownership overview 2 Timeline 3 Jazz Journal archives 4 Notable contributors 5 References 6 External linksOwnership overview EditIn April 1977 Billboard Limited then the publisher of Music Week and The Artist acquired publishing rights to Jazz Journal via lease agreement from the magazine s owner Novello amp Company Ltd Cardfront Publishers Limited a division of Billboard Limited became the publisher Mike Hennessey became director Traill continued as editor in chief and the publication was renamed Jazz Journal International JJI 6 JJI was presumed to have ceased publication in January 2009 after the death on 23 January 2009 of the publisher s wife and associate editor Janet Cook Eddie Cook who had been publisher and editor in chief of JJI since 1978 wrote to JJI readers that following the death of his wife publication of the magazine would cease and that the magazine was seeking a new owner In April 2009 JJI s holding company which at the time was Jazz Journal Publishing absorbed a rival magazine Jazz Review Jazz Review originally a monthly had been published every two months and was owned by Direct Music Limited of Edinburgh Scotland who wished to end their publishing interests Jazz Journal was absorbed into JJI and first published as such in May 2009 under Mark Gilbert born 1955 7 the last editor of Jazz Review stepping in as editor of the new Jazz Journal 8 Gilbert had served as deputy editor of JJI from 1981 to 1999 The December 2018 issue was the last print edition of Jazz Journal before the magazine moved entirely online from 19 January 2019 at https jazzjournal co uk A publisher statement explaining the move said citation needed The new Jazz Journal website continues the tradition of the print edition and will develop over time an archive holding material from the last seven decades of publication Initially at least it will be a free to view service As well as enabling JJ to communicate to a wider readership the online format in comparison to the print edition allows for faster publication of news and reviews links to relevant sources social media interaction and ready site search for favourite players recordings compositions articles etcetera It is expected that the archive combined with new material and functionality across desktop tablet and mobile will create an unparalleled resource for jazz fans students and researchers With the same team of writers Jazz Journal expects to maintain a lot of the old character in the new formatTimeline Edit1946 1948 Sinclair Traill launched Pick Up magazine in January 1946 as a locus for serious jazz criticism in Britain and published it until 1948 1 Traill and T B Denby were the editors According to Peter Clayton and Peter Gammond in their book Jazz A Z the publication was full of the self righteous bickerings and puritanism of the period but contained some valuable research and discography material also an extensive wanted and disposals record section 9 1948 1970 Traill using his own money founded Jazz Journal and for the rest of his life served as its editor in chief Jazz historian Roberta Schwartz states that Jazz Journal was not a new publication but rather a name change for Pick Up 1 The first issue of Jazz Journal was Vol 1 No 1 May 1948 1953 Traill incorporated on November 25 1953 as Jazz Journal Limited in Enfield England 10 1960 Decca Records invested in Jazz Journal Limited in 1960 and sold its shares to Novello and Company Limited in 1970 11 1970 Novello and Company Limited1974 Novello changed the name to Jazz Journal and Jazz amp Blues for 10 issues from January 1974 Vol 27 No 1 to October 1974 Vol 27 No 10 Novello leased Jazz Journal 3 times 12 April 1977 Cardfront Limited a subsidiary of The Billboard Limited 9 1979 Pitman Press Limited guitarist Nevil Skrimshire 1923 2010 became editor Eddie Cook born 1928 who had been a manager at Pitman 1982 2009 Eddie Cook born 1928 purchased Jazz Journal Limited in instalments that began in 1982 Cook moved Jazz Journal to a new location above The Canteen Jazz Club a venue that operated from May 1979 to 1984 located in Covent Garden 13 Joe Bryan owner of The Canteen was made a director of Jazz Journal in exchange for offering free office space 14 Bryan sold his lease in 1984 to a group that converted the venue into a discotheque 2009 JJI was acquired by a partnership between i JJ Publishing Limited incorporated 23 March 2009 owned by JJI s new chief editor Mark Gilbert and ii Invicta Press Limited incorporated 29 April 1960 15 a firm of Ashford printers 16 JJ Publishing acquired Jazz Journal Limited and absorbed a rival magazine Jazz Review in April 2009 Jazz Review was absorbed by the new JJI which was first published May 2009 Vol 62 No 3 Mark Gilbert the new chief editor had been the final chief editor of Jazz Review and had been the deputy editor of JJI He had worked alongside Eddie Cook for 19 years 17 2019 Following publication of the final print edition in December 2018 Jazz Journal moved entirely online to https jazzjournal co uk on 19 January 2019 Jazz Journal archives EditIn October 2009 Sarah Moy daughter of Eddie Cook donated materials from the JJI offices in Loughton to the National Jazz Archive also situated in Loughton 18 Notable contributors EditSimon Adams Derek Ansell Ronald Atkins Bruce Crowther Roger Farbey Dave Gelly Fred Grand Andy Hamilton Gordon Jack Brian Morton Hugh Rainey Mike Tucker Steve Voce John WhiteReferences Edit a b c d Roberta Freund Schwartz How Britain Got the Blues The Transmission and Reception of American Blues Ashgate Publishing 1988 p 25 ISBN 9780754655800 Play That Music A Guide to Playing Jazz edited by Sinclair Traill 1956 OCLC 150899943 2199980 1660762OCLC 462374128 504419819 753020316 Concerning Jazz edited by Sinclair Traill 1957 OCLC 851241 Just Jazz edited by Sinclair Traill amp Gerald Lascelles 1957 OCLC 2754341 International Music Journals edited by Linda M Fidler amp Richard S James Greenwood Press 1990 OCLC 19888058 ISBN 0313250049 ISBN 9780313250040 U K Billboard Ltd Leases Jazz Journal Traill Remains Editor Billboard 29 January 1977 p 10 Jazz Journal International Vol 50 1997 p 12 London Jazz blog Sebastian Scotney editor London April 29 2009 a b Peter Clayton amp Peter Gammond Jazz A Z Guinness Superlatives 1986 OCLC 15353474 ISBN 0851122817 UK Companies House Records Company No 00526120 Peter Vacher interviewer amp Eddie Cook interviewee Oral History of Jazz in Britain British Library November 28 1995 part 6 of 10 The Jazz Economy Issue Part 1 Have the Fans Outgrown the Fanzine JazzUK Issue 59 pps 20 amp 21 September October 2004 Archived 2011 01 31 at the Wayback Machine ISSN 1472 0728 Oral History part 6 of 10 Oral History part 7 of 10 UK Companies House Records Company No 06864067 Inky Fingers Maggoty Lamb on the state of the nation s jazz mags The Guardian 23 September 2009 Jazz Journal Swings Back into Action Archived 2010 01 05 at the Wayback Machine All About Jazz Philadelphia 30 April 2009 Jazz Journal International National Jazz Archives Newsletter October 2009 permanent dead link Issue 19 pg 2 col 1 Loughton October 2009 External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jazz Journal amp oldid 1145231912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
