Affiliate Disclosure

Last updated: April 2026

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Disclosure: In accordance with FTC guidelines (16 CFR Part 255), eJazzNews.com discloses that some of the links on this website are affiliate links. This means that if you click on a link and make a purchase, eJazzNews may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. This compensation helps support our independent jazz journalism and keeps our content free for readers.

How Affiliate Links Work

Affiliate links are standard web links that include a tracking code identifying eJazzNews as the referral source. When you click an affiliate link on our site and subsequently make a purchase from the linked retailer, that retailer pays eJazzNews a small percentage of the sale as a referral commission. The price you pay is the same whether you use our affiliate link or go directly to the retailer’s website.

Affiliate links may appear in album reviews, gear and equipment guides, book recommendations, educational content, and other articles where product or service recommendations are relevant to our readers.

Our Affiliate Partners

eJazzNews participates in affiliate programs with the following partners:

  • Amazon Associates — Books, albums (CD and vinyl), instruments, audio equipment, and other jazz-related products
  • Sweetwater — Musical instruments, recording equipment, and pro audio gear
  • Sam Ash — Musical instruments, accessories, and audio equipment
  • Spotify — Music streaming subscriptions and playlist links
  • Apple Music — Music streaming and digital album purchases
  • StubHub — Concert and festival tickets
  • MasterClass — Online learning, including music and performance courses
  • Various education platforms — Online jazz courses, music theory instruction, and educational subscriptions

This list may be updated as we add or remove affiliate partnerships. Each affiliate partner has its own terms of service and privacy policy governing purchases made through their platform.

Our Editorial Commitment

Affiliate partnerships do not compromise our editorial independence. We maintain a strict separation between our editorial and commercial activities:

  • Writers do not earn commissions. Our writers and reviewers do not receive any compensation tied to affiliate link clicks or purchases. Their compensation is not affected by whether an article contains affiliate links or how those links perform.
  • Recommendations are merit-based. We only recommend products, albums, services, and resources that we genuinely believe offer value to our readers. Inclusion of an affiliate link reflects our editorial assessment, not a commercial arrangement.
  • We never recommend for higher commission. Our editorial team does not consider commission rates when deciding what to recommend. A product with a higher affiliate payout receives no preferential treatment over one with a lower payout or no affiliate program at all.
  • Partnerships do not determine coverage. The existence of an affiliate relationship with a brand, retailer, or platform does not influence which artists, albums, products, or events we choose to cover. Our coverage decisions are driven entirely by editorial judgment and relevance to our readers.

For a complete overview of our editorial standards, please see our Editorial Guidelines.

How to Identify Affiliate Links

We believe in transparency with our readers. Pages that contain affiliate links include a disclosure notice. The standard disclosure text used on eJazzNews is:

eJazzNews is reader-supported. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. This supports our independent jazz journalism. See our Affiliate Disclosure for details.

This disclosure appears near the top of articles that contain affiliate links, ensuring readers are aware before encountering any linked recommendations.

Legal Reference

This disclosure is made in compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’s guidelines on endorsements and testimonials, specifically 16 CFR Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.” These guidelines require that material connections between endorsers and advertisers be clearly disclosed.

For more information about our editorial practices and ethical standards, please review our Editorial Guidelines. For information about how we handle your personal data, including data collected through affiliate partner cookies, see our Privacy Policy.

If you have questions about our affiliate practices, please contact us at [email protected].