Notes from a Jazz Life

Northway Publications, 2002
Author: Digby Fairweather
Illustrations by Peter Manders 

Fourteen miles on a clear night? Like Buddy Bolden's legendary cornet, Digby Fairweather's horn has been heard far and wide on many a clear night, since the lure of jazz led him out of the quiet Essex countryside to a hectic life playing in clubs and concert halls across Britain and beyond.

Well-known as raconteur, broadcaster, writer and jazz lover as well as one of the busiest, most enthusiastic jazz instrumentalists around, Digby tells his remarkable story in this book. With revealing reflections on his personal life and career and a wealth of warm, hilarious anecdotes, he writes honestly about all the challenges, frustrations and rich rewards of being part of the jazz world.