Kenny Mathieson is a freelance Scottish writer. He has written on jazz, classical and folk music for several publications, as well as contributing to numerous reference books. He studied American and English literature at the University of East Anglia, graduating with a PhD in 1983. He now lives in the Highlands. Mathieson covered jazz music for Scotland on Sunday for four years from 1988, before moving to The Scotsman. where he performed the role for 23 years. He is the author of Giant Steps: Bebop and the Creators of Modern Jazz 1945 - 1965 and Cookin’: Hard Bop and Soul Jazz 1954 - 65.