Jazz Guide Magazine and JG Online

Connect with the Heart of the UK's Jazz & Live Music Scene

For 50 years, through every evolution in music and media, Jazz Guide has been the essential monthly companion for passionate fans across the UK and beyond. We are the trusted source they turn to when they want to discover, plan, and immerse themselves in jazz and live music.

When you advertise with Jazz Guide, you don't just buy space. You join a legacy and connect directly with a dedicated and engaged audience that you won't find anywhere else.

The Power of Print - A Trusted Guide in Their Hands

In a world of endless scrolling, a beautifully printed, full-colour magazine offers a focused, tangible experience. Our readers don't just glance at Jazz Guide; they read it cover-to-cover, keep it on their coffee tables, and use it as their definitive guide for the month ahead.

  • Targeted Reach: Your message is placed directly into the hands of proven ticket-buyers, festival-goers, and music lovers.

  • Comprehensive Listings: We are the go-to source for everything from major concerts and UK jazz festivals to intimate club gigs, dining events, and UK and overseas breaks and more..

  • Complimentary Design Service: Our team offers a free, full-colour artwork service to ensure your advert looks professional and makes an impact—all handled in a fast and friendly manner.

  • Amplify Your Presence: We support our advertisers by providing free packs of the magazine for you to distribute at your own venue or events, turning your fans into our readers, and our readers into your customers.

Digital Reach - Your Online Spotlight

Our website, https://www.thejazzguide.co.uk, is the digital hub for the jazz & live music community, running in perfect
harmony with our print magazine.
It's a dynamic, constantly updated platform where fans search for the latest listings.
The best part?   It's a powerful, value-added bonus for those keen surfers out there.

Advertisers with a qualifying spend in our print magazine (starting from just £50) receive a complimentary online listing, giving you dual-platform exposure for a single investment.

Our dual loyalty objective offers extra complimentary promotion techniques in line with your budgetary spend. We handle the speedy, in-house setup to get your promotion live without delay.  

Our Promise: A Partnership Built on Results

We are entirely focused on promoting the rich and varied world of jazz and live music.
The loyalty of our advertisers, many of whom have been with us for years, is a testament to the value and personal service we provide.
We invite you to review their testimonials below.
If you believe in the power of live music, let us help you connect with the people who feel the same way.

Let's Get Started

Ready to reach one of the UK's most dedicated audiences?
Contact us to discuss the perfect advertising package for your event or service.
If you haven't seen a copy of Jazz Guide yet, ask us for one—we'd like to think you'll be impressed.

For all advertising, artwork, and general enquiries, please contact our friendly team:

Other necessary information

Production Schedules: These will vary due to Holidays/Xmas postal restrictions.

Monthly advertiser deadline dates are published on our website at: www.thejazzguide.co.uk

Subscribers can see their expiry date on their envelope label that delivers their monthly Jazz Guide.
Occasional reminders posted on Facebook - or, you can phone/email us.

As a general guide only:

With us producing your artwork ~ information is required by 6th of each month.
For artwork supplied by yourselves ~ 8th of each month.

Magazine usually goes to print around the 10th of each month

Magazine mails-out around 15th of each month

If in doubt - ASK!

  • Artwork Specifications - supplied by customer: 
  • Sizes/templates supplied by request.
  • Artwork specification - CMYK.pdf please.


OUR ARTWORK SERVICE IS FREE TO ALL ADVERTISERS.

MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION ADVERTS:
THESE DO NOT QUALIFY FOR FREE ONLINE COVERAGE
They are:
£28 - Small Ad 69mm wide x 31mm high
Please make cheques payable for the above to 'Jazz Guide'

MAGAZINE ADVERTS: THAT DO QUALIFY FOR FREE ONLINE WEBSITE/FACEBOOK COVERAGE

£50 - Medium: 69mm wide x63mm high

£55 - Qtr Page: 69mm wide x 96mm high.

£80 - Half Page: Portrait 69mm wide x 195mm high.

£80 - Half Page: Landscape 140.5mm x 96mm.

£160 - Full Page: 140.5 mm wide x 195mm high.

£110 - *Front or *Back Page: 148.5mm wide x 168mm high. 
NB: these pages have a JG Header or JG Footer - hence the cheaper price - very popular!
Front/Back Page artwork done in house only! This to match branding header on front page & footer on back page.

£275 - Double Page Spread: 295mm wide x 210mm high. Details & Template upon request. 
Please make cheques payable for the above to 'Cheney Graphics Ltd'

 

TESTIMONIALS:
I have worked with Terry @ The Jazz Guide for around 5 years and have been totally impressed with his efficiency, initiative and positive and helpful attitudes. His recent introduction of an ambitious but user-friendly website for ‘The Jazz Guide’ is a huge achievement on its own which offers new and invaluable opportunities to the jazz community. I enjoy his friendly company and appreciate his tireless devotion to the cause. I would recommend him as an invaluable friend to anyone involved in the jazz scene in the UK, Europe or beyond. ...Digby Fairweather.

“Running a monthly Jazz Club and annual Jazz Festival is greatly aided by the “Jazz Guide” publication and their website. It is a essential vehicle to enhance the awareness of the music, performers and events we devote our time to promote and organise and its publication has and does contribute to our success.
The friendly, considerate expertise provided by the Jazz Guide team is exemplary and well worth the expenditure. Our events are greatly aided by their initiative and technical expertise which is very much evidenced by the demand from our audiences for every edition of the publication” ...Graham & Maggie Smith - Pershore Jazz

Upton Jazz has been advertising with the Jazz Guide for many years. It’s the place our jazz fans go for news of the festival. The Jazz Guide website has been great in featuring our news, our bands and bringing our event to life. Many thanks from all at Upton Jazz. Regards our 2025 Jazz Festival: I am happy to report that we are all jazz-happy after a great weekend, being showered with praise and goodwill; and not a grumble in sight. Thanks for your help in keeping Upton Jazz and the jazz alive Down by the Riverside. You know I like the front page and I already have some fresh ideas for marketing next year. Can I please have the January and May front pages if that’s not too greedy? I may also have a launch initiative before Christmas though not sure on timing yet. ...Jon Parsons - Upton Jazz

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