Johnny Hates Jazz

Johnny Hates Jazz
Johnny Hates Jazz performing in June 2014.
Background information
Origin	London, England
Genres	Pop rock, synthpop,new wave,sophisti-pop
Years active	1985–1992 2009–present
Labels	RAK, Virgin, Interaction Music
Website	Official Johnny Hates Jazz website
Members	Clark Datchler Mike Nocito
Past members	Calvin Hayes Phil Thornalley

Johnny Hates Jazz is a British band, currently consisting of Clark Datchler (songwriter, vocalist, keyboards) and Mike Nocito (guitarist, bassist, producer, engineer). In April 1987, they had international success with their first hit single "Shattered Dreams".

Both Datchler and Nocito were born into musical families. Datchler's father, Fred, was a member of two chart-topping bands from the 1950s. The Stargazers had the distinction of being the first British band to reach No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. As part of the Polkadots, Fred Datchler sang backing vocals for The Beatles, Frank Sinatra and Petula Clark. Nocito hails from an American family, based in Europe with the United States armed forces. His mother was a singer in a close-harmony group called The Cactus Kids, performing for troops throughout Northern Europe.

Having been a singer, guitarist and keyboard player in numerous bands as a teenager, Datchler released his first single on the London independent record label, Bluebird Records at the age of 17, backed by members of reggae band Aswad. He went on to work with Rusty Egan of Visage, fusing electronic music with soul, and performed often on the London club scene. He was subsequently signed to Warner Brothers Music as a songwriter and moved to Los Angeles, California, United States.

Nocito was a guitarist in school bands, having grown up alongside friend and fellow record producer, Phil Thornalley, as well as members of Katrina And The Waves. He became a recording engineer and worked with Pink Floyd, The Police, The Cure, Duran Duran and the Thompson Twins.