Mark Gilbert

Everyday I have an emotional reaction to the news. So often these days I experience a range of emotions from anger to fear to despair and the like over what is going on “out there” in the world. This week is no different. In my best moments, I can look “t... See more

Across spiritual traditions and historical periods, one insight keeps resurfacing in new language: consciousness is not a byproduct of the universe; it is the source of it. In contrast to the mainstream belief of materialistic science, this understanding ... See more

In what might seem an already crowded scene, Soul Mama – in Stratford, east London – opened in September 2024 with quite a publicity fanfare. Given the chequered success story of jazz enterprises born of hope and enthusiasm, it was easy to wonder when fin... See more

Trumpeter Guy Barker, well-known as in the vanguard of the first so-called British jazz revival of the 1980s, when he played bebop and cutting-edge jazz-funk with Chris Hunter and others, has for some years now embraced the mainstream of jazz. In a sense,... See more

Jack DeJohnette was born in Chicago in 1942 and studied classical piano from the age of four. He took up drums in high school and thanks his uncle, the DJ Roy I. Wood Snr, for keeping him abreast of the latest jazz releases and leading him into music full... See more