(via Jazz Boom in the UK!)
“There’s no way to successfully quantify what makes a music scene take off, and the recent U.K. jazz movement is no exception; it wouldn’t be quite so magical if you could. However, it’s possible to observe — with a wide-lens view — some of the factors that made the soil so rich for growing something new”.
See below for more articles on the UK jazz scene
We Out Here: The Fast-Forward Evolution of British Jazz | All About Jazz
Why now is the perfect time to get into jazz | BBC
How jazz became the soundtrack of a modern, multicultural London | Redbull
The British jazz explosion: meet the musicians rewriting the rulebook | The Guardian
21 exhilarating records from the contemporary UK jazz scene | Redbull
London's jazz scene: A guide to the best artists and venues | The Evening Standard
Here we go again: Inside London’s latest jazz revolution | The Evening Standard
Blowing up: six of Britain’s new jazz musicians on making a living out of their passion | The Guardian
Dance, Don't Swing: the New Jazz Scene in London and the UK | Stereophile
