''Jazzman'' was a French
magazine
A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...
on the subject of
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
and jazz performance. Founded in October 1992, it was merged with ''
Jazz Magazine'' in September, 2009 in response to the worldwide economic downturn and the general loss of revenue among music magazines. It was advertised as "the magazine for all jazz".
''Jazzman'' began as a free supplement in ''
Le Monde de la musique
''Le Monde de la musique'' was a French monthly musical magazine published from 1978 to 2009 with a circulation of 20,000 copies in 2008.
It was founded in 1978 by ''Le Monde'' and ''Télérama'' at the initiative of Jean-Michel Croissandeau, in c ...
''; it published its first independent number in March 1995.
References
"' et ''Jazz Magazine'' fusionnent, ''Muziq'' s’arrête",
Irma, June 18, 2009.
External links
Official web site
1992 establishments in France
2009 disestablishments in France
Defunct magazines published in France
French-language magazines
Music magazines published in France
Jazz magazines
Magazines established in 1992
Magazines disestablished in 2009
Free magazines
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