Obituary: The clarinettist Gabe Essien, who has died suddenly aged 72, become one of a tiny group of black Britons to play traditional jazz as part of a conscious New Orleans revival.
September 2007
Kitty Grime
Obituary: A versatile writer and singer, her life skirted the London jazz scene of the 1950s and 60s.
August 2007
Art Davis
Obituary: Brilliant bassist and campaigner whose music bridged the jazz and classical worlds.
July 2007
Tommy Eytle
Johnny Hope
June 2007
Rik Gunnell
Obituary: Promoter and club owner, he was at the centre of London's 50s and 60s music scene.
April 2007
Pankey Alleyne
George Browne
January 2007
Gracie Cole
Obituary: A pioneering woman bandleader, she broke the mould of male domination of brass, dance and jazz.
July 2006
Rannie Hart
Ambrose Campbell
September 2005
Tommy Thomas
Obituary: Conga drummer who graced London clubs for 30 years.
July 2005
Frank Deniz
Obituary: Gentle and gifted musician who survived in an age of discrimination.
October 2004
Ken Hunter
Jamaican singer who performed across Europe in the 1950s.
August 2004
Granville Edwards
Jamaican saxophonist who came to Britain on the Windrush.
February 2004
Malachi Favors
Free-jazz musician with a spiritual quality born of his religious upbringing.
October 2003
Maxine Daniels
Frank Lowe
August 2003
Bayo Martins
Nigerian drummer who pioneered Afro-jazz.
January 2003
Clare Deniz
Pioneering British black musician at the heart of London clubland.