Now Is the Time!: British Jazz: An Illustrated Discography of British Jazz 1986-2026

By Gilles Peterson

Swing with the new sounds of jazz in the UK through this illustrated guide to the genre's biggest names

The renaissance in British jazz comes as a new young and diverse generation of players began fusing jazz music with a wide-array of cultural influences to be found uniquely in London and around the UK--including Afrobeat, hip-hop, reggae, dubstep, grime, future soul and electronic music. Artists such as Ezra Collective, Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia, Sons of Kemet, Moses Boyd and Yussef Dayes are blending technical skills with a new-found cultural energy to give 21st century British jazz a fresh identity that nonetheless draws upon the pantheon of the great modern American jazz artists including John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Pharoah Sanders, Herbie Hancock and Elvin Jones. Edited by DJ and BBC radio host Gilles Peterson, Now Is The Time is a near-complete guide to the records of every new British jazz artist, from award winners to rising stars, complete with record cover designs, interviews and features.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1916359868
• ISBN13: 9781916359864
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Soul Jazz Records
• Length: 366 Pages