Meet the jazz experts behind our coverage. Every article is written by a specialist with deep knowledge of their subject area and reviewed by a senior editor for accuracy.
Marcus Ellison is a jazz journalist and music historian with over 20 years of experience covering the British and European jazz scenes. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music and the University of O...
British jazz fusionJazz historyCanterbury sceneMusic criticism
Sarah Okonkwo is a music industry analyst and editor specializing in the economics of jazz. With a background in music business (Berklee College of Music) and arts journalism (City, University of Lond...
Music industry analysisStreaming economicsIndependent labelsVinyl market
James Whitfield is a professional jazz trumpeter and music journalist who bridges the gap between performance and criticism. A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama — where Ian Carr hims...
Jazz trumpetLive music coverageJazz performanceExtended techniques
Elena Marchetti is a music journalist and festival specialist who has covered major jazz festivals across Europe for over 15 years. Based between London and Milan, she has reported from Montreux, Nort...
Jazz festivalsEuropean jazz sceneCultural journalismLive music
David Chen covers the intersection of jazz and technology, from AI composition to streaming platforms and spatial audio. A former software engineer turned music journalist, he holds a BSc in Computer ...
AI and musicMusic technologyStreaming platformsSpatial audio
