Dave Gelly

Dave Gelly MBE (born 28 January 1938) is a British jazz critic. A long-standing contributor to The Observer, he was named Jazz Writer of the Year in the 1999 British Jazz Awards. Gelly is also a jazz saxophonist and broadcaster, presenting a number of shows for BBC Radio 2 including Night Owls for much of the 1980s.

Dave Gelly
Born (1938-01-28) 28 January 1938
Bexleyheath, Kent, England
EducationSt Dunstan's College
Alma materDowning College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Jazz critic, saxophonist, broadcaster

Biography

Gelly was born in Bexleyheath, Kent, on 28 January 1938, and grew up in south London.[1][2] He attended St Dunstan's College, Catford, and won a scholarship to read English under F. R. Leavis at Downing College, Cambridge.[2][3] Gelly played with Art Themen[4] and Lionel Grigson in the Cambridge University band, and from the mid-1960s co-led his own quartets and quintets with Frank Ricotti, with Jeff Scott, and with Barbara Thompson.[5] Gelly was a member of the New Jazz Orchestra, directed by Neil Ardley, which also featured Ian Carr, Jon Hiseman, Barbara Thompson, Mike Gibbs, Don Rendell, and Trevor Tomkins. Gelly was a teacher during the 1960s and 1970s at William Penn School, Dulwich.[2]

Discography
As leader/co-leader
  • 2001: Strike A Light (Mainstem Records)
As sideman

Publications
  • The Giants of Jazz (Schirmer Books, 1986) with Miles Kington
  • Masters of Jazz Saxophone: The Story of the Players and Their Music (2000)
  • Stan Getz: Nobody Else But Me (2002) ISBN 0-87930-729-3
  • Being Prez: The Life and Music of Lester Young (Equinox, 2007)
  • An Unholy Row (Equinox, 2014)

References
  1. Chilton, John (ed.)"GELLY, 'Dave' David", in Who's Who of British Jazz: 2nd Edition, Continuum, 2004, p. 147.
  2. 'Authors: Dave Gelly', Jazz Journal, Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. 'Cambridge Tripos Results', Times, 23 June 1960.
  4. Art Themen biography Archived 2013-04-30 at the Wayback Machine David Taylor's British jazz website. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
  5. Chilton, John (2004) Who's Who of British Jazz 2nd Edition, p. 147. Continuum At Google Books. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
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