#Gary Gill

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(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