Jed Williams

John Ellis Dowell Williams, known as Jed Williams (12 June 1952 – 10 November 2003), was a Welsh jazz journalist and the founder and artistic director of the Brecon Jazz Festival.^[1]

Williams was born in Cardiff and educated at the Howardian Grammar School. By the time he left school, he was already a semi-professional jazz drummer. He played as a support musician for touring performers such as Wild Bill Davison and Buddy Tate.

In the 1980s, he became one of the organisers of the , and in 1983 became organiser of the Brecon Jazz Festival. In 1987, he opened The Four Bars Inn jazz club in Cardiff, Wales, and together with vocalist/trombonist Mike Harries formed the Inn's house band The Root Doctors.^[2]^[3]

In 1991, he founded the magazine , which he also edited.

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[1] "Jed Williams" The Independent (1 December 2003)^{[dead link]}

[2] Allen, Gavin, "Brecon Jazz Festival has to sober up to survive" Wales Online (5 August 2009)

[Standard-3] "Buckingham Palace hits right note with jazz fans", London Evening Standard (3 August 2009) Archived 26 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine

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