Mike Hobart
Jazz Critic·Financial Times
London, United Kingdom, Europe
- Blues
- Jazz
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Blues · Jazz · Jazz & BluesRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Mike Hobart works as a jazz critic at Financial Times and is publicly associated with blues, jazz and jazz & blues, working into United Kingdom. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
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Blues · Jazz
Formats
Newspaper
Market
United Kingdom · Europe
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Mike
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Financial Times.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Mike Hobart cover?
Genres
- Blues
- Jazz
Coverage
- Blues
- Jazz
- Jazz & Blues
- Music
Market
- London
- United Kingdom
- Europe
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Mike Hobart?
Mike Hobart is a London-based jazz critic associated with Financial Times. Their published work centres on Blues, Jazz and Jazz & Blues. Coverage runs through Newspaper. The audience sits primarily in United Kingdom and Europe. Genres in scope include Blues and Jazz. Jazz Critic · Financial Times. Mike Hobart works as a jazz critic with Financial Times, based in London. Mike Hobart is jazz critic at Financial Times, based in London. Review the verified coverage on this page before deciding whether to pitch. The topics that recur across their output are Blues, Jazz, Jazz & Blues, Music and Entertainment, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Newspaper, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. On the music side, Mike is publicly associated with Blues and Jazz. Reach concentrates on United Kingdom and Europe, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Jazz Critic. Works at: Financial Times. Based in: London, United Kingdom, Europe. Campaign types: Review. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Mike's newspaper coverage and the United Kingdom market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Jazz Critic
- Works at
- Financial Times
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom, Europe
- Campaign types
- Review
- Territories
- United Kingdom, Europe
- Languages
- English
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About Mike Hobart
Mike Hobart works as jazz critic and covers Blues, Jazz, Jazz & Blues and Music. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Mike Hobart is based in London, United Kingdom, Europe. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Mike is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Mike's newspaper coverage and the United Kingdom market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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