Emma Webster and I are delighted to announce that our history of the London Jazz Festival, and of jazz festivals in London, has now been published. This is the final output of the AHRC-funded Impact of Festivals project (2015-16).
Music From Out There, In Here: 25 Years of the London Jazz Festival is FREE to read and download by clicking here: 25 Years of London Jazz Festival DEFINITIVE. From the cover blurb:
Webster and McKay have pieced together a fascinating jigsaw puzzle of archival material, interviews, and stories from musicians, festival staff and fans alike. Including many evocative images, the book weaves together the story of the festival with the history of its home city, London, touching on broader social topics such as gender, race, politics, and the search for the meaning of jazz. They also trace the forgotten history of London as a vibrant city of jazz festivals going as far back as the 1940s.
We have a small number of paperback copies available for suitable libraries, cultural organisations, festivals, researchers. If you would like one, get in touch.
We hope you enjoy our new book; do let us know.
Note: a large-print version of the book is available here.