John Fordham
@jfordham_jazz
Guardian jazz reporter, writer, broadcaster, dad, Spurs optimist, classic car fan, Londoner, all views mine etc.
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http://www.theguardian.com/profile/johnfordham 09-05-2014 07:18:47
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My EFG London Jazz Festival review of Ethan Iverson and Maria Chiara Argirò up at theguardian.com/music/2018/nov…. EFG London Jazz Festival still going till Sunday!
My EFG London Jazz Festival Guardian music review of Phronesis & Norwegian noise legends Supersilent up at theguardian.com/music/2018/nov…, & CDs inc Orrin Evans Orrin at theguardian.com/music/2018/nov…
My review of @CassieKinoshi Driftglass up now @ theguardian.com/music/2019/feb…, & @AmmarKalia2 covers one of Kinoshi's 2 fine pianists, Joe Armon-Jones @ theguardian.com/music/2019/feb… - look out for the other, Sarah Tandy, imminent with a debut album
My review of Dave Douglas 🧩 Devotion up @ theguardian.com/music/2019/may…, plus Sarah Jane Morris & Brad Mehldau. Latest Cheltenham Festivals jazz hailed @ theguardian.com/music/2019/may…. Jazzfest season rolling, Norfolk & Norwich Festival & manchester jazz festival imminent
Much thanks for the time and space to Sebastian Scotney and UK Jazz News for londonjazznews.com/2019/05/in-pra…
Some glimpses of a lovely Saturday Love Supreme at theguardian.com/music/2019/jul…
Respect to EFG London Jazz Festival just ended for confirming they always know what the jazz past is about, and for keeping fingers on the pulses of its multifarious present. My story on the Art Ensemble’s 50th anniversary gig now up at theguardian.com/music/2019/nov…
My reviews of Pat Metheny #FromThisPlace, Carla Bley etc now up @ theguardian.com/music/2020/mar…; story/interview on @YazzAhmed1 for #InternationalWomensDay @ londonjazznews.com/2020/03/06/iwd…
Lee Konitz - one of the great improvisers in any music, and one of my all-time favourite players - died of complications from coronavirus at 92 this week. Richard Williams fine tribute @ thebluemoment.com/2020/04/16/lee…, my obit @ theguardian.com/music/2020/apr…
The story of Sonny Rollins practising for two years out on the Williamsburg Bridge, woodshedding his way to a new chapter, is one of the best in all music. It was an honour to have him retell it after 60 years (at 91!) and to have John Fordham write it. theguardian.com/music/2022/jan…
Inimitable @ElliotGalvin new CD is my The Guardian tabloid-era @g2filmandmusic debut at theguardian.com/music/2018/jan…, with Devonian/Brazilian John Surman ECM Records world-jazz and asjavalcic.com movie-jazz flitting by...
First live jazz review from me in new-format The Guardian this week is Trish Clowes and My Iris, on UK tour to Feb 11 - theguardian.com/music/2018/jan…
RIP Hugh Masekela - wonderful musician, indomitable campaigner, true star; Robin Denselow obit theguardian.com/music/2018/jan…, life in pics theguardian.com/music/gallery/…, special gig memory of mine theguardian.com/music/2007/may…
Listen into or catch up with the life and times of Val Wilmer, the unique, inestimable and still fascinating chronicler of African-American music, at 6.45 BBC Radio 3, bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09… tonight!
My review of Michael Wollny Kings Place @ theguardian.com/music/2018/may…