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DownBeat (originally stylized in all caps
with the words joined) is
an American music magazine dedicated to, in its own
words, "jazz, blues
and beyond", the last word indicating its more
recent expansion
beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively
in previous years. The publication was established
in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. It is named after the
"downbeat" in music, also called "beat one", or the
first beat of a musical measure.
Down Beat publishes results of annual
surveys of both its readers and critics in a variety
of categories. The Down Beat Jazz Hall of
Fame includes winners from both the readers' and
critics' poll. The results of the readers' poll are
published in the December issue, those of the
critics' poll in the August issue.
Down Beat was established in 1934 in
Chicago, Illinois. In September 1939, the magazine announced that its
circulation had increased from "a few hundred five
years ago to more than 80,000 copies a month", and
that it would change from monthly to fortnightly
from the following month. In October, 1979, Down Beat
went to a monthly schedule for the first time since
1939.
(Corrected Profile Courtesy of Wikipedia)
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