About Jazzfuel
Founded by Matt Fripp in 2016, Jazzfuel is here to help curious listeners discover the music, musicians, and stories that have shaped jazz over the past 100+ years. Whether you’re just beginning your jazz journey or have been listening for decades, we hope you’ll enjoy digging deeper into the essential albums, influential players, and the lesser-known moments behind the music — from early pioneers to modern classics.
Meet The Founder
Matt Fripp studied at one of London’s leading music conservatoires before building a career as a booking agent, manager, and publicist. Over more than a decade, he has worked closely with hundreds of jazz artists worldwide — from emerging voices to established names — gaining a behind-the-scenes view of how jazz careers really function.
Jazzfuel was founded in 2016 as a resource for professional musicians. Since 2020, it has grown into a destination for jazz fans around the world, now welcoming close to a million readers each year who want to go deeper than playlists and headlines.
Today, Jazzfuel brings together expert writers, working musicians, and industry insiders to create thoughtful, accessible guides for anyone who loves jazz — while continuing to support independent artists behind the scenes
We’re a small team of jazz lovers
Matt Fripp
Born and raised in the UK, Matt is now based in France, where he lives with his wife and three children.
He graduated from a 4-year jazz saxophone degree at The Guildhall School of Music in London and, as a booking agent and manager, has represented more than 40 artists for more than 2,000 club, venue and festival gigs in Europe, North America & Asia.
Since founding Jazzfuel, he has had the opportunity to present workshops and panels for organisations including Jazz Denmark, jazzahead!, French Export Bureau & Serious as well as publishing more than 500 articles on jazz history for this website.
Jazz Writers
There is a small team of professional jazz musicians and journalists who have contributed, or continue to contribute, articles to the site including:
- Sam Braysher (and also a super saxophone player!)
- Will Arnold-Foster (a guitarist to check on the UK scene…)
- Nick Lea (founder & editor of Jazz Views)
- David Ingamells (drummer extraordinaire
- Geno Thackara (also a prolific writer at AllAboutJazz.com)
- Anthony Dean-Harris (San Antonio-based writer (Downbeat, Next Bop), artist and radio host of KRTU 917FM’s The Line-Up & Evölve)
The Jazzfuel Industry Team
Our jazz press outreach campaigns are worked on by a small but effective team of publicists including:
- Liam DeTar
- Krzysztof Komorek
- Uros Vucinic
So, whether you’re a jazz musician looking to ‘speed things up’ or a jazz fan looking to discover more about this great music, you’ll find some valuable information and support on this website!
Jazz Industry Professionals
There are many promoters, journalists, publicists & managers who generously share their experience via interviews and articles on this website, including:
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