Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in 1962, and was succeeded by many others (often saxophonists whom Scott and King, tenor saxophonists themselves, admired, such as Johnny Griffin, Lee Konitz, Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt) in the years that followed. Many UK jazz musicians were also regularly featured, including Tubby Hayes and Dick Morrissey who would both drop in for jam sessions with the visiting stars. In the mid-1960s, Ernest Ranglin was the house guitarist. The club's house pianist until 1967 was Stan Tracey. For nearly 30 years it was home of a Christmas residency to George Melly and John Chilton's Feetwarmers. In 1978, the club
John Fordham (jazz critic) "Jazz Journalist of the Year" award three times since 2005. John Fordham (jazz critic) John Fordham is a British jazz critic and writer. As well as being the main jazz critic for "The Guardian", he publishes a monthly column for the newspaper. He is the author of several books on jazz, and has reported on it for publications including "Time Out", "City Limits", "Sounds", "Jazz UK" and "The Wire". He is a former editor of "Time Out", "City Limits" and "Jazz UK". He has contributed to documentaries for radio and television, as well as regularly to BBC Radio 3's programme