Jazz Magazines

These are some websites of existing jazz magazines that I looked at to get an idea of the target audience for jazz and look at the magazine conventions used.

http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/

http://jazztimes.com/

http://www.downbeat.com/

http://www.jazzjournal.co.uk/

http://www.jazziz.com/

All of these magazines follow the basic conventions that all publishers use. Their front pages contain just one image of a model, who is usually the feature of their magazine too. Their contents pages are full of images and information, with a clear theme and layout so that it is easy to navigate and find what you want. Their articles and double page spreads use pull quotes, images of the artists mentioned, sometimes multiple ones and still keep with the theme of the magazine to create consistency.

I am looking to create a magazine that follows all of these conventions and appeals well to my target audience. I want to create it in the style of these magazines that I have researched because I really like the way they look and how they present themselves.