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Scott Yanow | |
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| Born | October 4, 1954 New York City, US |
| Occupation(s) | Writer, music critic |
| Website | www |
Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author. [1] [2] [3]
Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles. [1] [4]
Beginning in 1974, Yanow was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles and was the jazz editor for Record Review. He wrote for many jazz and arts magazines, including JazzTimes , Jazziz, Down Beat , Cadence , CODA, and the Los Angeles Jazz Scene. In September 2002, Yanow was interviewed on-camera by CNN about the Monterey Jazz Festival [5] and wrote an in-depth biography on Dizzy Gillespie for AllMusic.com. [1] He authored 12 books on jazz (including 2022's Life Through the Eyes of a Jazz Journalist), more than 900 liner notes for CDs, and more than 20,000 reviews of jazz recordings. [6]
Yanow contributed to the third edition of the All Music Guide to Jazz, serving as co-editor. He continues to write for Downbeat, [7] Jazziz, [8] the Los Angeles Jazz Scene, [9] Syncopated Times, [10] Jazz Artistry Now, [11] the Jazz Rag, [12] and New York City Jazz Record. [13]
Yanow has produced a number of records under the Allegro record label. He also hosted a regular radio show called Jazz After Hours, which was broadcast on KCSB-FM. He has also served as a jazz listings editor for the Los Angeles Times . [14]
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