Johnny Hates Jazz are a British pop[5] band, currently consisting of Clark Datchler (songwriter, vocalist, keyboards) and Mike Nocito (guitarist, bassist, producer, engineer).

[7] As part of the Polkadots, Fred Datchler sang backing vocals for Frank Sinatra and Petula Clark.

His mother was a singer in a close-harmony group called the Cactus Kids, which performed for troops throughout northern Europe.

He went on to work with Rusty Egan of Visage, fusing electronic music with soul, and performed often on the London club scene.

[8] Nocito[9] was a guitarist in school bands, having grown up alongside friend and fellow record producer Phil Thornalley, as well as members of Katrina and the Waves.

Datchler had just become lead singer in the band Hot Club, alongside the third and final original JHJ member Calvin Hayes.

[citation needed] In April 1986, Datchler, Nocito and Hayes released the first Johnny Hates Jazz single, "Me and My Foolish Heart", on RAK Records.

JHJ then performed a showcase at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, and were subsequently signed to Virgin Records.

Hayes and Nocito continued the band, and replaced Datchler with their friend Phil Thornalley, a Grammy Award-nominated engineer and record producer, and a former bass player for The Cure.

[11] Datchler moved to Amsterdam at the end of the 1980s and focused on his solo work, recording the albums Raindance and Fishing for Souls.

[13][14] Following the dissolution of Johnny Hates Jazz, Nocito based himself in Cambridge, England, and produced the Katrina and the Waves single "Love Shine a Light", a top 10 hit throughout Europe and winner of the 1997 Eurovision Song Contest.

Other contributors included drummer Alex Reeves, guitarists David Rhodes and Marcus Bonfanti, synthesizer player Pete Watson, and mix engineer Stephen W.

[18] The first single, "Magnetized", was released in the UK on 28 April 2013, and received widespread airplay, being A-listed for several weeks on BBC Radio 2.

It was not until the following year that he made a full recovery, but by that time the album had lost momentum, and the band decided to focus on live work instead.

This was said to have been "two years in the making", and to contain "... a mixture of soulful melodies, uplifting lyrics, and a positive energy that is present from start to finish."