Val Wilmer writes: In 1982 I met Bobby Bland in a cramped hotel room in Hammersmith
Val Wilmer writes: Dave Brubeck played a useful role in the fight against US segregation in the 1950s and 60s
Jazz musician who left Jamaica to settle in Birmingham where he worked to improve community relations
Trumpeter, broadcaster, and leader of Jamaica's Big Band
Obituary: Influential Ghanaian drummer who emphasised the African origins of jazz
Obituary: A pioneering black dancer and choreographer from east London
Obituary: Jazz musician who established the electric guitar in Britain