JazzTimes is an
American magazine devoted to jazz. Published 10 times a year, it was founded in 1970 by Ira Davidson Sabin (born 1928) as a newsletter called
Radio Free Jazz. Sabine founded
Radio Free Jazz to complement his
Washington, D.C. record store that he founded in 1962. As a newsletter, it informed consumers of the latest
jazz releases and provided jazz
broadcasters with news and
backstories related to playlists.