clifford_thornton Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 I dunno. It did get really bad at about 13 minutes in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 I received an email about the changes. I haven’t been looking at the magazine a lot so I’m cancelling my membership. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 22 hours ago, JSngry said: Which one was it whose proudest accomplishment was a deep-dive into the career of George Butler? That was Murph, right? Talk about not only drinking the Kool Aid but also handing it out to others... I like this kind of thing, so I googled and found the article. It’s basically just a panegyric. Quite disappointing. Also, slightly bizarre the central conceit that Dr. Butler is a forgotten figure - he’s one of the most (in)famous A&R men in jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted August 9, 2023 Report Share Posted August 9, 2023 I received that message too. I interpreted it as the end of the print magazine. Online magazine does me no good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy T. Frog Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 It's a "video magazine" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 48 minutes ago, Hoppy T. Frog said: It's a "video magazine" Which is even worse than an online text-based ‘magazine’. Substantially worse, imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) It is all so sad. I remember when Ira Sabin owned the mag - I went to a JT Convention around 1980 and spent time with Shirley Horn, Buck Hill and Bruce Lundvall. I had dinner with Bob Porter and Red Rodney. Those were the days. Edited August 10, 2023 by Chuck Nessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted August 10, 2023 Report Share Posted August 10, 2023 It seems like this group won't be running it for long, due to their gross incompetence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted August 12, 2023 Report Share Posted August 12, 2023 I blame myself - they finally did an article about me and then they died. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy T. Frog Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 so, has anything happened since August? It's been radio silence from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 The Jazz Times streaming TV platform is sitting there with initial content as part of The Bebop Network app, and has been for several months now. The app also takes you to other streams for the other Madavera publications. Initial content is a mixed bag, but there are definitely some items of interest. Not a lot of new content yet, though. The actual magazine itself... Don't know, don't care Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 Can we change the name of this thread to something more neutral? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 17, 2023 Report Share Posted October 17, 2023 Like? I personally think it's an exquisite monument to Reactionary White Butthurtedness, especially since it's totally unrelated to what really happened. Never forget, that's my motto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 8 hours ago, JSngry said: Like? I personally think it's an exquisite monument to Reactionary White Butthurtedness, especially since it's totally unrelated to what really happened. Never forget, that's my motto! It is that, although it is also closely aligned to and appears to support the way in which the company has sought to portray and capitalise on its post-acquisition cost-cutting measures. So a monument to white reaction on the one hand and to cynical corporate co-option of a good cause for financial gain on the other. I am not sure either of those really needs a monument. The discussion in the thread is in any case clearly far wider, and relates to the changes enacted by the acquirer in general, beyond the clickbaity headline and lede of the original article. What about "JazzTimes' acquisition by the BeBop Channel Corporation"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted October 18, 2023 Report Share Posted October 18, 2023 2 hours ago, Rabshakeh said: What about "JazzTimes' acquisition by the BeBop Channel Corporation"? But the very discussion goes far beyond a simple act of "acquisition". There is more to it - white or anti-white or whatever. Besides, the title of the topic refers to an actual statement by another author that is quoted and DOES raise the question hinted at in the title of this topic. Regardless of how anyone feels about it. Why hush it over in the title? Everyone can have his say - it won't mattter to the publisher/Editor of JT anyway, I guess. This much from an onlooker who has no horse in this race. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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