Lecture
Alyn Shipton
Wednesday 25.02.2026
Alyn Shipton
The Traditional Jazz Revival in Britain and Europe, Part 2
Wednesday 25.02.2026
How to watch
This lecture starts on 25 February at 5:00pm (UK).
Summary
In his final survey of the traditional jazz revival on the European side of the Atlantic, Alyn Shipton looks at the next generation of UK players to follow Ball, Barber, and Bilk, including Terry Lightfoot and Barry Martyn. He also takes in Scandinavia with the music of Papa Bue Jensen; Germany with the White Eagle Jazz Band; the Netherlands with the Dutch Swing College Band; and Belgium with the Fondy Riverside Bullet Band.
Alyn Shipton
Alyn Shipton has worked in music for many years as a writer, editor, and player. He was the publisher of the New Grove Dictionary series in the 1980s. His own books include numerous biographies, mainly of jazz musicians, including Fats Waller, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Ian Carr, and Cab Calloway. His other books include the award-winning life of singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, and a study of the relationship between visual arts and jazz. His New History of Jazz (2001, revised 2007) won awards on both sides of the Atlantic and is now well established as one of the standard works on the subject. Since 1989 he has presented and produced programs on music and history for BBC Radio. As a double bassist, he has played with many leading British jazz groups, and he currently co-leads the Buck Clayton Legacy Band.