Some News From Jazz Hot
Jazz Hot continues to evolve in the 21st century at its own pace, that is moderato.
The
content of the website offers more updated material with Hot News and
reviews of albums, festivals, concerts, gigs in clubs, etc, that are
even better illustrated. Since 2013, Jazz Hot’s issues are published
online quarterly for free using the same numbering system as the paper
edition. All the back issues dating from 1935 can be ordered online,
except the current issue that is available for free online for 3 months.
That includes the special editions and supplements. This is a great way
to access to historical material.
Soon readers will also have access
to issues that were previously only published online that can be
ordered and downloaded, like the supplements, at a low price.
We are
making a special effort to publish more and more articles in different
languages when the original version is in English, Italian, etc.
Don’t
hesitate to use the two search engines : «rechercher un mot» (to search
keywords in the back issues in the Shop section) and «recherche
articles» (to search keywords in the articles published online).
The
writer's names appear below the articles/reviews and after the
introduction for the interviews. The names and legends of photographs
and illustrations appear either when you hover the mouse over the photo
or directly in the image. We recommend using the Firefox browser for
better view quality.
Also we are striving to use options available on
the website to enhance the layout of the articles and enrich them with
our traditional discographies, either in the body of the article or
available for download. Links to videos and album excerpts were added to
spark the reader’s curiosity and help him to understand the article's
content better.
All of these little improvements are made on a daily
basis without any pretention. Our intent is to make the great history of
jazz available to all even in times of economic and social crisis. Our
wish at Jazz Hot is to adapt to these uncertain times whilst remaining
an artistic and independent magazine.
Jazz Hot is now an elderly lady of jazz. Evolving with the 21st
century while respecting her history is a challenge, not a certainty.
It is a whole new technical landscape. It is also true for jazz which
relies on the support and authenticity of the artists-musicians,
amateurs, producers, labels, festival programmers, journalists (writers
and photographers) and readers together. It is a collective
responsability.
Yves Sportis |
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