When did Down Beat become a monthly magazine?

In September 1939, the magazine announced that its circulation had increased from "a few hundred five years ago to more than 80,000 copies a month", and that it would change from monthly to fortnightly from the following month. In October, 1979, Down Beat went to a monthly schedule for the first time since 1939.

Is downbeat a jazz magazine?

Jazz and Blues magazine. 1934 to Present. DownBeat (originally stylized in all caps with the words joined) is an American music magazine dedicated to, in its own words, "jazz, blues and beyond", the last word indicating its more recent expansion beyond the jazz realm which it covered exclusively in previous years.

What is Down Beat?

The publication was established in 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. It is named after the "downbeat" in music, also called "beat one", or the first beat of a musical measure. Down Beat publishes results of annual surveys of both its readers and critics in a variety of categories.