Mike Gerber, born in 1953, is a London-based journalist, and now also a partner in Vinyl Vanguard record shop in east London https://www.vinylvanguard.com

Gerber left school at 16 and worked in dead-end jobs before taking a history with Spanish degree in his thirties, and then a post-graduate trainee journalist course.

His career in journalism, as writer and editor, began in the late 1980s. As well as covering a wide range of industries, his features have appeared in the Guardian, the Observer, Financial Times, New Statesman, City Limits, Lloyds List, Jewish Socialist and on various TV station Channel 4 websites.

 Gerber's music journalism includes features in: We Jazz, Cadence, fRoots, Songlines, Long Live Vinyl, IAJRC Journal and other publications. He also presented a regular show on UK Jazz Radio. His previous book, Jazz Jews, was published by Five Leaves in 2010.