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Welcome to DownBeat, the granddaddy of American music magazines, covering the world of Jazz, Blues & Beyond. Each issue of DownBeat brings you a backstage pass of news, reviews and inside stories about the best music and musicians on the planet. With every issue of DownBeat you'll get: * Record Reviews—More than 50 new, insightful reviews each month * The Hot Box—Four critics each review the same four records, a supreme court of jazz * The DownBeat Interviews—Instant classics written by the best music writers in the world * The Blindfold Test—The world's most famous listening test in music * Woodshed—Playing tips, transcriptions and musical advice from our panel of expert jazz educators
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