Jazz Record Collectors Journal

Wed, 07/20/2016 - 2:42pm by iralax

Followers of early 20th century American jazz in Ann Arbor have been very fortunate since the 2009 closing of the Firefly Club to hear live music from that era at Kerrytown Concert House and Zal Gaz Grotto on Stadium, which convenes every Sunday (Phil Ogilvie’s Rhythm Kings), Monday (Paul Keller Orchestra) and Tuesday (Paul Klinger’s Easy St. Jazz Band). The Ann Arbor District Library now subscribes to The IAJRC Journal, the Quarterly magazine of the International Association of Jazz Record Collectors.

Its 100-page black & white format offers a lot of substance with very little gloss. The Spring 2016 issue with Benny Goodman and Loren Schoenberg on the cover, contains articles on recordings by Duke Ellington, Coleman Hawkins, Rudy Williams, The Deep River Boys. It also has regular features like CD, DVD & Book Reviews, Worldwide Jazz News, Big Band Quiz and lots of photos. So for those interested in the back-story with details of the heyday of early and modern jazz recordings, dig what IAJRC Journal has to offer. AADL also subscribes to Down Beat and several other music related magazines.