Jazz Tempo
- Place of Publication: London, United Kingdom
- Language: English
- Date of Publication: 1943-1944
- Publishers: North London & Southgate Jazz Society
- Type: Citation Only
- Continued by: Jazz Music
Jazz Tempo was the official publication of the North London and Southgate Jazz Society, edited by members John Rowe and Stan Wright (until issue 5) from an address on Berkshire Gardens in Southgate. A total of 19 issues were published, the first 16 of which were reproduced from typescript and the remaining issues more professionally produced with illustrations and photography. A gap in publication appears to have occurred after issue 19; in 1946 Jazz Tempo was merged into Jazz Music.
The Society and the journal advocated on behalf of jazz music fans and record collectors in London. Frequently bemoaning the lack of good jazz due to the war, editorial decisions at the BBC, and the lack of venues to hear live jazz, the Society created the North London Rhythm Club. Reviews of records, radio programs, and books are regular features; discographies and articles on individual musicians are contributed by club members and members of other jazz clubs in England. Contributors included R.G.V. (Ralph) Venables, James Asman, Stanley Dance, Laurie Henshaw, Ted Watson, V. Erskine Beaumont, Brian Rust, Owen Bryce, Peter Tanner, the Marquis of Donegall, Eric Tonks, Dann Priest, and Ken Brown. Of note is Rust’s discography and analysis of the Okeh record catalog, serialized across several issues.