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 that the proposed deal fell through.
“Hopefully that will still happen," this source continues, “but with the loss of JVC and other advertisers it's doubtful the magazine would be able to survive in its present format." Meanwhile, numerous writers and photographers have contacted me with tales of waiting on payments since last March. These are bad signs. A lot of jazz people are, like my correspondent, hopeful. We'd like Jazz Times to continue, to prosper and flower. More news when I get some. . . good or bad.
