 Sabin founded "Radio Free Jazz" to complement his Washington, D.C. record store that he founded in 1962.As a newsletter, it informed consumers of the latest jazz releases and provided jazz broadcasters with news and backstories related to playlists.After a decade of growth in subscriptions, deepening of writer pools, and internationalization, "Radio Free Jazz" expanded its focus and, at the suggestion of jazz critic Leonard Feather, changed its name to "JazzTimes" in 1980.