Kevin Le Gendre | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, broadcaster and author |
| Notable work | Soul Unsung: Reflections On The Band In Black Popular Music (2012): Don't Stop the Carnival: Black British Music: Vol 1 from the Middle Ages to the 1960s (2018) |
| Awards | Parliamentary Jazz Awards – "Jazz Journalist of the Year", 2009 |
Kevin Le Gendre is a British journalist, broadcaster and author whose work focuses on Black music. He is deputy editor of Echoes magazine, has written for a wide range of publications, including Jazzwise, MusicWeek, Vibrations, The Independent On Sunday and The Guardian, and is a contributor to such radio programmes as BBC Radio 3's J to Z and BBC Radio 4's Front Row.[1] At the 2009 Parliamentary Jazz Awards Le Gendre was chosen as "Jazz Journalist of the Year".[2]