Jazz and Spirituality

U-Cafe opened as planned on 22 November 2007. Rev. John Midgley, Minister at Cross Street played some of his favourite music and tried to explain the origins and appeal of jazz, and its near relations, the blues and "swing". He drew out some fascinating parallels with liberal religion.

Just as jazz musicians improvise, sometimes individually but occasionally collectively, so liberal religion gives opportunities for individuals to change and develop spiritually; again sometimes alone but often to mutual benefit together.