John Fordham (jazz critic)

John Fordham is a British jazz critic and writer.

As well as being the main jazz critic for The Guardian,[1] he publishes a monthly column for the newspaper.

[2] He is the author of several books on jazz, and has reported on it for publications including Time Out, City Limits, Sounds, Jazz UK and The Wire.

He is a former editor of Time Out, City Limits[3] and Jazz UK.

[4] Fordham has won the Parliamentary Jazz Awards "Jazz Journalist of the Year" award three times since 2005.