Tom Perchard
Tom Perchard (born 1976, Canterbury, England) is a writer and musicologist. He is the author of "Lee Morgan: His Life, Music, and Culture" (Equinox, 2006), the first biography of the jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan (1938–72). His other works include "" (University of Michigan Press, 2015). His work is concerned with the historical and cultural situation of music-making and listening, focussing specifically on American jazz in the mid-20th century. Since 2009, Perchard has been a lecturer in the Department of Music at Goldsmiths College. He has also taught at University of Westminster. He is a contributor to "The Wire