The Second Line (1950–present) is the official magazine of the New Orleans Jazz Club.
Attracting musicians and record collectors alike, the club was dedicated to documenting and preserving jazz music from the New Orleans area.
Despite the fact that jazz was a predominantly black art form in the 1940s and 1950s, during this time the club did not admit African American members, except as out-of-town correspondents, for fear of tarnishing its image.
[2] Members of the club were encouraged to attend regular meetings and jam sessions, listen to the radio station created by founding member Albert L. Diket (who would go on to become a professor of history and author of several books on Louisiana history), and receive The Second Line for free.
Over the years, the magazine profiled many accomplished jazz musicians, from Steve Lewis and Edmond Hall to Louis Armstrong.