John Fordham
British jazz critic

John Fordham

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British jazz critic
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John Fordham is a British jazz critic and writer. As well as being the main jazz critic for The Guardian, he publishes a monthly column for the newspaper. 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 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.

Awards

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

Selected bibliography

  • 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)