W. Royal Stokes is a writer and editor specializing in jazz-related topics and media. From 1992 to 2001, he was the editor of Jazz Notes, the quarterly journal of the Jazz Journalists Association. He has also served as the editor of JazzTimes and as the jazz critic of The Washington Post.
Books in order of publication:
The Jazz Scene: An Informal History from New Orleans to 1990 – 1993
Swing Era New York: The Jazz Photographs of Charles Peterson – 1996
Living the Jazz Life: Conversations with Forty Musicians about Their Careers in Jazz – 2002
Growing up with Jazz: Twenty Four Musicians Talk About Their Lives and Careers – 2008
Backwards Over Part 2: The Music is Already There – 2017
The Essential W. Royal Stokes Jazz, Blues, and Beyond Reader – 2020
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