Hugh Morris

I’m a music journalist, critic, editor and copywriter based in London. I’ve been a New York Times contributor since 2021, and an editor at VAN Magazine since 2023. I regularly contribute to The Guardian and The Wire; I’ve also written for The Face, Pitchfork, Private Eye, and The New Yorker. Recently, I’ve been writing about Floating Points, Sullivan Fortner, Lucy Liyou, Kibo and Sarah Davachi.

Commercial clients include Apple Music, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Proms, London Sinfonietta, Manchester Collective, Music in the Round, NMC, Platoon, Scottish Ensemble, Warner Classics, and Wigmore Hall. I’ve also written liner notes for 12 Ensemble, Abel Selaocoe, Caroline Shaw, Daniel Pioro, Oliver Leith, the Ruisi Quartet, and Sean Shibe.

On Substack, I write a monthly newsletter about the music I’ve been listening to. Outside of writing, I’ve presented radio documentaries for Times Radio, and given talks at London College of Fashion, Bath Festival and Rewire Festival. I also host the monthly Aaja Radio Breakfast Show with Lucy Havelock.

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