Brian Morton (born 1954) is a Scottish writer, journalist and former broadcaster, specialising in jazz and modern literature.
[2] From 1992 to 1997, Morton was the main presenter of Impressions[3] for BBC Radio 3, a fortnightly jazz and improvised music programme.
For more than a decade Morton was a familiar voice on music programmes and features on other arts related subjects on the London-based BBC networks.
A short biography of the writer Edgar Allan Poe appeared in November 2009.
Morton has been a 'Comment' columnist in the Scottish edition of The Observer newspaper and, like his American namesake, is an occasional contributor to The Nation magazine.