Jazz Ready: 15 Minutes (more or less) of Unexpected Pleasure.

Episode 181. S2. Leo Hwang. Poet. Singer. Songwriter. Composer. Scholar. A musical journey with feels from Zappa to Korean Pansori Tradition. 23.12.2020 12:55 ↓

Dr. Leo Hwang is currently working at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Tune in to learn more about him.

Episode 180. S2. Singer-Songwriters, Diana Alvarez and Seth Glier Drop a Brand New Take For A New Day On An Old Holiday Song! 17.12.2020 12:38 ↓

Putting the Revolution Back into Christmas! You Will Hear It Here First!!

Episode 179. S2. Fred Ho and the Afro Asian Music Ensemble: Turn Pain Into Power! 15.12.2020 15:05 ↓

Catch this energy and let it carry you into your power in 2021!!

Episode 178. S2. George Goodwin. Poet. 11.12.2020 5:40 ↓

George has seen the world - and now he looks into the greater universe.

Episode 177. Sandy Chapin, Poet. Activist. A Reading from Her Poetry Collection: "State of Disunion" 08.12.2020 7:48 ↓

When many hear the classic song, "Cat's In The Cradle" they think of Harry Chapin. The lyrics to this Gold Record were written by his wife, Sandy Chapin. Learn more about her in this episode of Jazz Ready!

Episode 176. S2. Nina Kennedy. World Renowned Concert Pianist and Author, Reads and Performs for Jazz Ready Listeners! "Practicing for Love: A Memoir" 03.12.2020 23:29 ↓

"...for the first nine years of my life I never saw the stars." -from "Practicing for Love"

Episode 175. S2. A Reading from Persian Mystical Poet, Hafiz. 24.11.2020 6:38 ↓

Khwāja Shams-ud-Dīn Muḥammad Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, known by his pen name Hafez and as "Hafiz", was a Persian poet, whose works are regarded by many Iranians as the height of Persian literature. 

Episode 174. S2. Flight or Visibility (aka Rafael Natan). Brand new track! Just landed yesterday!! Who says hardcore truth-telling isn't fun? 22.11.2020 11:01 ↓

Creative collaborators: Flight or Visibility; Surefire Cure; Natan Wythe; Kaitlin Crull; Nicole Pompei; Otto Klammer; Cameron Seymour-Hawkins; Guadalupe Campos.

Episode 173. S2. D. Dina Friedman. Poet. Two Time Pushcart Prize Nominee. 18.11.2020 13:55 ↓

Dina joins us again with her most recent work. 

Episode 172. S2. George Goodwin. Poet and Boat Builder. 16.11.2020 10:37 ↓

To live and be in the "just beyond."

Episode 171. S2. Shanta Lee Gander. Award Winning Poet. 12.11.2020 9:57 ↓

Award winning author, Shanta Lee Gander reads from her original work.

Episode 170. S2. For Women Only on Election Day 2020. 03.11.2020 12:41 ↓

For women and mature girls only.  Recommend for ages 16 and older.

Episode 169. S2. Nina Lydia Olff. Poet. 29.10.2020 11:58 ↓

Nina's work has been read on Jazz Ready before; this time you'll be hearing it in her own inimitable poet's voice. Stark. Raw. Real. 

Episode 168. S2. George Goodwin. Poet. 23.10.2020 6:54 ↓

George Goodwin is back! 

Episode 167. S2. Citlalli Berruecos, Cuentista, Escritora. Su columna, "Tengo algo que decirte" se encuentra en la revista, Mujer es Más, publicada en México. 22.10.2020 16:35 ↓

Un cuento de una experiencia verdadera de lo que es cruzar (la maldita) frontera. Tambien, cuentitos verdaderos que tienen que ver con el Día de los Muertos.

Episode 166.S2. Magdalena Gómez. Poet. For the Warriors of Ayiti. 18.10.2020 14:55 ↓

Written after the devastating earthquake of 2010 in Ayiti (Haiti) and the U.S. response. To not forget is different from remembering. I refuse to forget.

Episode 165. S2. Jacquelyn Grant Brown. Poet. Shares Three Original Poems. 13.10.2020 7:34 ↓

Join us to welcome a new member of our Jazz Ready global community. Arts. Love. & Resistance.

Episode 164. S2. La Sirena Magdalena Improvises for You: Burning Sage Does Not Make You An Indian. 12.10.2020 7:47 ↓

Honoring Indigenous Peoples Day.

Episode 163. S2. Anaís Azul. Composer. Singer. Songwriter. Lyricist. Anaís shares a new bilingual release. Peru in the house!! 08.10.2020 9:52 ↓

We welcome Anaís and all of their colleagues performing a brand new release for our Jazz Ready global community!

Episode 162. S2. Cornelius Eady. International Poet. Playwright. Composer. Musician. Eady is back again with a brand new song! 07.10.2020 9:18 ↓

Cornelius Eady is a beloved member of our Jazz Ready global community who always makes time for us!

Episode 161. S2. Lau Malaver. Latinx Performer. Fiction Writer. Poet. A Bilingual Episode. Un Episodio Bilingüe. Colombia in the House! 05.10.2020 6:40 ↓

Lau Malaver joins us from the University of Colorado, Boulder. If you wish to learn more about Lau, visit: www.colorado.edu/ethnicstudies/people/grad-students/laura-malaver

Episode 160. S2. María Luisa Arroyo Cruzado. Multilingual Poet. Educator. Poeta Boricua in the House!! 30.09.2020 20:35 ↓

Learn about María Luisa's handbook for Middle School Students! She reads for us in Spanish and English. You can also hear her on Jazz Ready Episodes: 25; 83; 115; 160  

Episode 159. S2. Beverly Naidus.Visual Artist. Educator. Activist. A Gift to Be Shared. 29.09.2020 5:52 ↓

You can make this happen for someone you love. No cost,  just a bit of your time

Episode 158. S2. La Niña de los Peines. Flamenco Singer. In Memory of My Father. 26.09.2020 6:08 ↓

La Niña de los Peines is considered the greatest mujerota flamenco singer of the 20th Century.

Episode 157. S2. George Goodwin, Poet, Reads from the Work of Poet Nina Lydia Olff. 26.09.2020 9:11 ↓

Our mysterious guest from episode 154 is back! Come learn a little more about a very interesting life.