Johnny Hates Jazz

Johnny Hates Jazz is the British duo of Clark Datchler and Mike Nocito. They rose to international success in the late 1980s with a string of hit singles, including Shattered Dreams, I Don’t Want To Be A Hero, Turn Back The Clock (featuring Kim Wilde on backing vocals), Heart of Gold, and Don’t Say It’s Love. Released in 1987, Shattered Dreams became a worldwide Top 5 hit, reaching No. 2 in both the US and Japan.

Their debut album, Turn Back The Clock, topped the UK Albums Chart in 1988, sold more than four million copies worldwide, and achieved triple-platinum status. Shattered Dreams has since been played almost four million times on US radio alone.

The band split at the height of their success before reuniting in 2010. Since then, they have released the albums Magnetized (2013) and Wide Awake (2020), along with a 30th Anniversary Edition of Turn Back The Clock in 2018, featuring newly recorded acoustic versions of every track. In 2021, they toured the UK with Level 42, and in 2024 welcomed guitarist Nic Keeble into the band’s live and creative line-up before completing a sold-out world tour.

Since reforming, Johnny Hates Jazz have performed extensively around the world. They are currently writing and recording new music for release in Summer 2026 and will be touring throughout 2026. Clark Datchler also writes for Mike + The Mechanics and many others.