In 1953 Down Beat magazine said: "Jazz is big business today.

An 1993 article in Beat magazine quotes Floyd:

Down Beat magazine named her the "Rising Star" for flautists in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2009.

Frith told Down Beat magazine in 1982 (after Massacre had split up):

Down Beat magazine rated Hames as one of the top ten guitarist in the US.

After listening to the song, a writer for Beat magazine felt Brown should stick to being a DJ because "a singer she is not!"

Coltrane told Down Beat magazine in 1960 that Bostic "showed me a lot of things on my horn.

Down Beat magazine has cited his university jazz ensembles with 9 Student Music Awards.

By November 1966 the pedal was being advertised in Beat Instrumental magazine.

Down Beat magazine awarded this album 3 stars, commenting that the emphasis here was on "swinging".