Who's Who of British Jazz

John Chilton divides his time between being a professional jazz trumpeter (accompanying singer George Melly) and writing books on jazz. He has written the standard works on Billie Holiday, Sidney Bechet, Louis Jordan and Coleman Hawkins as well as the definitive account of the careers of early jazz musicians. His original Who's Who of Jazz - Storyville to Swing Street has been through five editions since first appearing in 1970. He is one of the few Europeans to have won a Grammy award for writing on jazz and has been dubbed 'a master of the craft of research' by Down Beat magazine.Chilton, John is the author of 'Who's Who of British Jazz', published 2004 under ISBN 9780826472342 and ISBN 0826472346.