Sounds That Made Me | What Do Jazz & ADHD Have in Common?
For years, Tina Edwards has been a crucial voice in the UK jazz scene, helping audiences discover hidden gems and forgotten treasures of a musical soundscape that’s as rich as it is labyrinthine. And as a DJ, broadcaster and music journalist, she’s mastered all media to share her passion for and deep knowledge of the genre.
With an eclectic mix of club-oriented jazz rhythms and timeless vibes, Edwards’ creates DJ sets that celebrate the genre’s heritage and introduces it to the UK underground club culture. Her radio shows on Worldwide FM, where she’s been a resident for five years, offer a broad spectrum of moods and sounds – ranging from modern jazz to funk and disco – that feel incredibly coherent and mesmerizing.
When we got the chance to sit down with Tina Edwards, we wanted to get into the ‘why’ behind the tastemakers’ love for jazz. What is it about the genre that she holds so dearly? To find out, she takes us back to her first live jazz experience, circa spring 2012.
Visceral and emotional, that first performance ignited a passion that would shape Edwards’ career as one of the most curious and respected selectors in the UK music scene. But it wasn’t until an ADHD diagnosis years later that the broadcaster would understand why exactly she responds to the stimulating nature of jazz the way she does.
Watch our full feature with Tina Edwards to see jazz through an uncommon yet illuminating lens, and let her infectious energy rekindle your own exploration of the exhilarating genre.
What moment of sound changed your life? In our Sounds That Made Me series, we drop in on journalists, researchers, and sound connoisseurs to ask them this very question. What we hear sheds light on the depth of music’s personal and cultural impact…
Writer | Marco Sebastiano Alessi
Marco is an Italian music producer, composer and writer. He’s the founder of Naviar Records, a music community and record label exploring the connection between experimental electronic music and traditional Japanese poetry.
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