Jazzbeat
- Place of Publication: New Orleans, LA
- Language: English
- Date of Publication: 1989-2010
- Periodicity: Quarterly
- Editors: John P. Pult, Gus P. Statiras & Paige Van Vorst
- Publishers: GHB Jazz Foundation
- Type: Full Text
- Preceded by: CRC Jazz Journal
Jazzbeat (also given as Jazz Beat) was effectively the continuation of the CRC Jazz Journal. Published by the George H. Buck, Jr. Foundation (GHB Foundation), and serving as the defacto house organ for Buck’s record labels – Jazzology, GHB, Audiophile, Circle, Southland, Progressive, and American Music – Jazzbeat expanded upon its previous titles by including longer articles on musicians and topics related to Buck’s record labels, generally traditional and early recorded jazz, swing, blues, and Americana.
Buck continued his editorial column, “Buck Box,” where he discussed activities at the record labels, new releases, and plans, alongside commentary on the music recorded. Record reviews were generally of Buck’s own releases. Advertisements for new releases and reissues appear throughout. Of the regular contributors, some 146 articles were contributed by the editor, Paige Van Vorst, who also served as Associate Editor of the Mississippi Rag. Other contributors included Barry Martyn, Wendell Eschols, Gus P. Statiras, Floyd Levin, Clive Wilson, and James Gavin.
"The first Jazzbeat mailing was an amazing 15,000 copies, probably the largest circulation ever achieved by a magazine devoted largely to traditional jazz. By the third issue of JazzBeat, the magazine was turned over to Jon Pult, a young New Orleans-based writer. It began to resemble a magazine more, with articles, poems and photographs. The editorship of JazzBeat changed in 1996 when Paige VanVorst came on board. Paige had been Associate Editor of the Mississippi Rag for 25 years and he'd written liner notes for a number of labels."
Paige VanVorst, “Jazzology 60th Anniversary” (2010) (URL, accessed 11 December 2020)