Doc: History of British Jazz

Reprinted from http://jazzwax.com

May 30, 2016

In the late 1940s and early '50s, European jazz musicians looked to American jazz artists and their recordings for jazz's secret formulas and a road map forward. Then countries and individual artists developed their own sounds based on cultural experiences and personal aesthetics. [Pictured above, the late British tenor saxophonist and London jazz club owner Ronnie Scott]

How did jazz unfold in the U.K.? Here's a terrific BBC documentary on the evolution of British jazz:

Here's Part 1...

Here's Part 2...

And here's Part 3...

A special thanks to Jimi Mentis.

Used with permission by Marc Myers