It’s a good time to visit your local bookstore! The March issue of JazzTimes covers what this site is all about – “Jazztronica: A Brief History of the Future of Jazz”. The article features commentary from Matthew Shipp, Brad Mehldau, and Dave Douglas, among others. This issue also reviews Stefon Harris’ 11-movement suite, Grand Unification Theory. This is the third consecutive issue of this magazine I’ve bought (Wayne Shorter and Jane Monheit cover stories drew me in the last two months). Maybe it’s time I got a subscription.

Elsewhere on the newsstand: Down Beat has a cover story of Soulive, whose live album is due in April. The current issue also covers the John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Dave Holland and Al Foster collaboration ScoLoHoFo as well as Larry Goldings. Jazziz currently has Mike and Leni Stern on the cover, celebrating love in jazz. I don’t know what else in the magazine since it’s bagged with a CD at the bookstores I frequent. With the Internet, are sampler CDs worth the extra money?