Anita Gail Jones – Page 11 – Peach Seed Monkey

Haley Gray ~ Young Avante-Garde Jazz Artist

From the sidelines of her childhood I’ve watched Haley Grey grow from a vibrant, bright-eyed baby to a beautiful young woman with an enthralling singing voice. Now, at 18, she is coming into her own; headed to Hampshire College in the fall and celebrating the release of three brand new songs: Sleepless Eyes in… Continue reading Haley Gray ~ Young Avante-Garde Jazz Artist

Will Work for Warm Cookies

Nobody in their right mind will argue that writing is challenging work. And nobody knows this better than the folks closest to the writer, in this case my wonderful family—aka Rob and Miranda—who witness the struggle, the triumphs and setbacks with unending support.

President Obama @ Howard Universtiy

“Even as we each embrace our beautiful, unique, valid versions of blackness, remember the tie that does bind us as African-Americans, and that is our particular awareness of injustice and unfairness and struggle. That means we cannot sleep walk through life, we cannot be ignorant of history.” ~ President Barack Obama

More Astounding Strings

On March 5th I featured violinist Damien Escobar—still can’t get enough of his cover of Am I Wrong. I’m back with something from the archives: Damien and his brother Tourie back when they took America’s Got Talent by storm as the duo Nuttin but Stringz ~

Why do humans “rule”? Because We’re ace storytellers.

I had never thought of the stories we tell in this way; never considered how human cultures—our various concepts of religion, currency, nations, human rights, laws, city limits, etc—really only exist in our mammoth collective imaginations. THAT storytelling power alone separates us from the apes. Consider the all mighty dollar for example. TED talk presenter Yuval Noah Harari… Continue reading Why do humans “rule”? Because We’re ace storytellers.

Damien Escobar ~ His “violin crooning” inspires me

New York based Damien Escobar, 27, graduated from Julliard at 13 and calls himself “The Violin Crooner” and I can’t stop listening to his cover of the Norwegian duo Nico & Vinz song, Am I Wrong. The video (below) is a year old but just crossed my path of Facebook this past week. One does not reach this level… Continue reading Damien Escobar ~ His “violin crooning” inspires me

Oscars Aren’t the [Only] Problem ~ Let’s look at Hollywood, and Ourselves

I’m guilty. I like Oscar parties. Dress up, eat fancy hors d’oeuvres, drink champagne and maybe even walk down an imitation of THE red carpet. Fun night. While we’re at it let’s also take a serious look at what role we movie consumers play in feeding the gross injustices reflected on the silver screen when… Continue reading Oscars Aren’t the [Only] Problem ~ Let’s look at Hollywood, and Ourselves

Ride Along with Adele & Stevie

Thanks to my daughter Miranda I am now hip to this Carpool Karaoke video series with late night host James Corden. These three are is my current favs… can’t figure out why they don’t stop London and Los Angeles traffic?! Fun, cool, wacky idea. . .

The Gift of a Deadline

Hope 2016 is off to a great start for all of you. This post will shed light on the cryptic photo I posted New Year’s Day which simply read: ©2016. The box in the above photo was under the tree waiting for our daughter when she returned on Dec 24th from 4-month study abroad in… Continue reading The Gift of a Deadline