Jed Williams [SEP] date of death
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.
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
sudden death of Jed Williams from a heart attack.
Due to Keith Hudson's declining health over the next few years the editorial board felt that a new editor was needed. Lucy Whitfield was voted into that role during 2007, and took up the reins in November of that year.
The magazine was run by a team of three, with Lucy Whitfield as editor, long term contributor Mick Tems (formerly of Calennig) as deputy editor, and ex-editor Keith Hudson as reviews editor. All contributions and staffing