John Fordham (jazz critic) explained

John Fordham
Nationality:	British
Occupation:	Jazz critic and writer
Awards:	Parliamentary Jazz Awards "Jazz Journalist of the Year"

John Fordham is a British jazz critic and writer. As well as being the main jazz critic for The Guardian,^[1] he publishes a monthly column for the newspaper.^[2] He is the author of several books on jazz, and has reported on it for publications including Time Out, City Limits, Sounds, Jazz UK and The Wire. He is a former editor of Time Out, City Limits^[3] and Jazz UK. He has contributed to documentaries for radio and television, as well as regularly to BBC Radio 3's programme Jazz on 3.^[4]

Awards

Fordham has won the Parliamentary Jazz Awards "Jazz Journalist of the Year" award three times since 2005.^[5]

Selected bibliography

• 1986: Let's Join Hands and Contact The Living (Elm Tree Books)
• 1989: The Sound of Jazz (Hamlyn)
• 1991: Jazz on CD: the essential guide (Kyle Cathie)
• 1993: Jazz (Dorling Kindersley)
• 1995: Jazzman: Biography of Ronnie Scott (Kyle Cathie)
• 1996: Shooting from the Hip: Changing Tunes in Jazz, 1970-95 (Kyle Cathie)
• 1998: Jazz Heroes (Collins & Brown)
• 1999: Story of Ronnie Scott's: the Making of the Man and the Club That Bears His Name (Showtime)
• 2015: The Knowledge: Jazz (Quadrille,)

External links

• "John Fordham" page at The Guardian
• John Fordham at Andrew Nurnberg Associates

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzservices.org.uk/index.php/british-jazz-history/item/371 "Guides To British Jazz History"
2. http://www.londonjazznews.com/2012/04/john-fordhams-brand-new-guardian-take.html "John Fordham's brand new Guardian Take Five Blog"
3. [Michèle Roberts]
4. https://www.theguardian.com/profile/johnfordham "John Fordham" page
5. Web site: John Fordham biography . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140525234522/http://www.jazzservices.org.uk/index.php/british-jazz-history/item/371-guides-to-british-jazz-history . 2014-05-25 . Jazz Services.