Welcome to the Summer 2026 update of the VJM website!
Trevor Benwell started Vintage Jazz Mart in 1953, which makes us the oldest continually-published jazz and blues magazine in the world. Our readers live in over 20 countries across 5 continents!
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In this issue, we feature two articles. Knowledgeable writer and musicologist Kevin Coffey makes his VJM debut with Part 1 of an extensive piece on drummer and bandleader Ray Miller. Kevin picks through a lot of information, and misinformation, to give clarity on this popular bandleader’s career and life (Part 2 to follow).
Broadcaster, writer, musician and sound engineer Tony Baldwin, who needs no introduction, looks at some inconsistencies in recollections of music listening around Bix Beiderbecke, and examines an incident involving a fire at the Beiderbecke family home when the great cornetist was a child.
Tony Burke presents a preview of next November’s release of Howard Rye and Chris Smith's revised and expanded fifth edition of Godrich and Dixon’s Blues and Gospel Recordings 1890-1943.
We also have a beautiful central spread of a Curtis Mosby promotional photo courtesy of Dave Hignett.
We have all the regular features as always. Colin Hancock continues with more interesting Discographical Ramblings, so be sure to contact him with any ramblings you wish to raise or responses! For a sample online, see the Ramblings page.
Our Reviews section offers informative and incisive analysis of the latest issues in sound and print, physical and digital. See the Reviews page for a sample.
Our VJM’s Famous Record Auctions features another fantastic offering of mouthwatering Jazz and Blues 78s, LPs, books and other goodies! Amazingly, there are even more in the hard copy and online editions of VJM - not all the auction listings are available on the VJM website - to see the others you’ll have to subscribe to the magazine - it’s great value and you can get your subscription HERE.
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