We Jazz Magazine Issue 01: “World Galaxy”

We Jazz launches a new magazine bringing together contributors from such sources as Pitchfork, WIRE, Downbeat, The Quietus, Jazzwise, Deutschlandfunk Kultur, etc. Altering its title according to each issue’s lead story, the first 128-page edition of the publication is entitled “World Galaxy” in connection to the cover story about Alice Coltrane written by US author Ashley Kahn. Other writers for the first issue include Phil Freeman, Debra Richards, Stewart Smith, Daniel Spicer, Peter Margasak, Andreas Müller, Matti Nives, Christian Adofo, Samy Ben Redjeb, 4AD’s US Label Manager Nabil Ayers, plus more.

Topics in addition to the Alice Coltrane lead in include Sun Ra in Egypt, Scatter label profile, John Corbett, vinyl production in 2021, free jazz hero Alan Braufman, Finnish guitarist Raoul Björkenheim’s jazz photos from 1976-77, a collection of European modern jazz posters, Oiro Pena, records / books / design, etc.

128 pages
174 x 250 mm
140g Edixion paper
Laminated 300g “Invercote” covers
Language: English