Our Editor

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Matthew Ruddick

Editor
Author of Funny Valentine, an acclaimed new biography of the jazz trumpet player and singer, Chet Baker.
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Matthew Ruddick

Matthew Ruddick MATTHEW RUDDICK is the author of Funny Valentine, an acclaimed new biography of the jazz trumpet player and singer, Chet Baker. 

Over the last few years, he was a regular music critic for a variety of publications, including HK-listings magazine Beats, and the author of Music On The Move, a music column in Escape travel magazine. 

Born in England, Matthew has been living in Hong Kong for eight years, and works in the finance industry.

Saturday, 06 February 2016 09:41

The Simon Lasky Group - Story Inside

The Simon Lasky Group debut with a sound-layered CD which deserves praise.
Saturday, 30 January 2016 11:11

Emily Francis Trio – The Absent

Emily Francis Trio combine original, memorable tunes with jazz and funk on their debut CD, The Absent.
Delightful solo set, featuring well-chosen covers, highlights from First Light, and a sprinkling of new compositions.
Christian Scott, also known as Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, is a Two-time Edison Award-winning, Grammy-nominated American trumpeter, composer and producer. His most recent album, Stretch Music, was released in the autumn of 2015, and was included in our Top Ten albums of the year.
Friday, 22 January 2016 21:01

Barb Jungr – Shelter From The Storm

Jungr offers songs of hope for troubled times, including three fine new compositions.
Saturday, 09 January 2016 04:27

The People Band – Live at Café Oto

The People Band unleashed. After over forty years the People Band have delivered a musical gem. 
Simone Craddock makes her debut at Crazy Coqs with a tribute to Jazz On Film.
Sunday, 20 December 2015 08:58

Best Of 2015 - Our Recommended Albums

It's been a year of growth at Kind Of Jazz, as we added new writers, and as a result, we were able to publish far more CD and gig reviews than in 2014. There were so many good jazz albums released this year, and such a variety, that we struggled to narrow down our choices into a Top Ten. In the end, we think we produced a balanced list - five European artists and five North American artists. Likewise, we managed to find room for a few younger artists on our list. So here it is - our Top Ten, and five more that were highly recommended, but didn't quite make the cut. We hope you enjoy our recommendations, and look forward to hearing your feedback.
Friday, 18 December 2015 20:22

Christian Scott – Stretch Music

Genre-blind Stretch Music is the trumpet player's most cohesive and complete collection to date; a musical stew, bursting with flavours.
Thursday, 17 December 2015 23:57

Maciek Pysz – A Journey

Polish guitarist takes us on a scenic journey across Europe.

Our Contributors

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Rob Mallows

London Jazz Meetup owner and fan of ‘plugged in’ jazz.
 
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Simon Cooney

By day a full time Londoner in tv news. By night jazzaholic
 
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Fernando Rose

I love my jazz and I bless the funk. I play percussion for all and sundry and go by @Mr Cool.
 
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Grae Shennan

Laboratory scientist with a love of evolving music that defies boundaries. 
 
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Hilary Robertson

Jazz-obsessed freelance writer and saxist.
 
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Kim Cypher

Saxophonist, vocalist, composer, band leader and radio show presenter. Follows dreams and loves to celebrate great music and musicians.
 
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Fiona Ross

Fiona is the founder of the award winning organisation Women in Jazz Media. She was the guest editor in chief for the 2020 edition of Jazz Quarterly and writes for many publications across the globe.
 
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Wendy Kirkland

Jazz pianist and singer with wide musical tastes spanning latin through fusion to bebop and swing. Cat fanatic.
 
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Elana Shapiro

From Manchester, currently living in Berlin. Lover of jazz, RnB, and soul inspired music.