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Ade Egun Crispin Robinson, known as Spry, is a musician and a babalawo from London. Of mixed Jamaican and English heritage, he has a lifetime’s immersion in the music, culture and history of the Black Atlantic. His musical journey has moved through Jah Shaka sound system, the UK acid-jazz scene, contemporary London jazz, West African Mande music and the Afro-Cuban Orisha tradition.

He was an original member of the band Galliano in the 1990s, and currently plays with the Mande jazz collective Balimaya Project. His first professional recordings were with Soul II Soul in the late 80s and over the years he has played and recorded with Roni Size, Omar, Brian Eno, Mulatu Astatke, Slum Village, Dwele, Roy Ayers, Jerry Dammers Spatial AKA Sun Ra Orchestra, Steam Down, Dave Okumu, Shabaka, Anthony Joseph, Moses Boyd, Nao and many others.

A major part of Spry’s life has been his relationship with Orisha and Ifa. He is an omo Aña, omo Obatala, and babalawo, with initiations in Cuba in 2004, 2010, and 2012, and has spent many years playing sacred batá in ceremonies across the Orisha Atlantic, from Havana and New York to Lagos, Paris and London.

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Wayne Crichlow (aka chasingthelight_67) is a London-based documentary and street photographer, and the Founder of Chasing The Light Media Ltd, a creative media platform encompassing photography, film, podcasting and long-form visual storytelling. Born in East London, his work examines social justice, protest movements, storytelling, and everyday life within Black British and urban communities. He is the son of Caribbean migrants who arrived in the United Kingdom during the post-war period, part of a generation whose movement reshaped British society and forms part of the wider African and Caribbean diaspora.

Wayne Campbell is a London based photographer, my work has allowed me to capture many emotional and spectacular moments, often in amazing locations whilst meeting some incredible people. In 2020 my view of photography went on an explosive journey, I discovered Visual Activism and gave birth to 'A Celebration of Demonstration' This idea came from the understanding that art can be used to express our emotions and our empathy. This journey began with a collection of images I captured in London, after the televised, brutal murder of George Floyd. At this time, we were also being told to stay indoors, to protect the NHS and to help stop the spread of the Coronavirus. I felt that I was living in the middle of two pandemics, coronavirus and racism. Fast forward to 2022, and my first photography book 'A Celebration of Demonstration' is in production, this work feeds my soul and burns bright my creativity. By 2024 my second self-published photography books '0710 Year One' is released. Visual Activism is a language, which I will continue to use to tell stories and to share voices.

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A Celebration of Demonstration is located at:

Unit 22a Market Row, Brixton Village SW9 8LF

In this episode, I discuss legendary saxophonist John Coltrane with talented historians, writers, and, of course, musicians. One of those musicians, Charles McPherson, knew Coltrane personally. Coltrane's signature album A Love Supreme and his groundbreaking song "Giant Steps" are singled out for attention, and we talk about his classic quartet with Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, and Jimmy Garrison, as well as some of his other great bandmates, including Eric Dolphy, Pharoah Sanders, Rashied Ali, and Alice Coltrane. Coltrane's spirituality, its influence on his sound, and his passion and dedication to the horn permeate the interviews.

Recommended listening:

A Love Supreme Blue Train
Africa Brass Impressions
Giant Steps Meditations
Kulu Se Mama Black Pearls
Transition Live at Birdland
Duke Ellington and John Coltrane Interstellar Space
Ballads Coltrane's Sound
Out of This World My Favorite Things