Tom Perchard (born 1976, Canterbury, England) is a writer and musicologist. He is the author of ''Lee Morgan: His Life, Music, and Culture'' (Equinox, 2006), the first biography of the jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan (1938–72). His other works include '' After Django: Making Jazz in Postwar France'' (University of Michigan Press, 2015). His work is concerned with the historical and cultural situation of music-making and listening, focussing specifically on American jazz in the mid-20th century. Since 2009, Perchard has been a lecturer in the Department of Music at Goldsmiths College. He has also taught at University of Westminster. He is a contributor to '' The Wire''.

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* 1976 births Living people Academics of the University of Westminster English musicologists English music journalists People from Canterbury The Wire (magazine) writers {{England-nonfiction-writer-stub