54 - Dante's Old South Radio Show (October 2023)

October 2023 Dante’s Old South Lizzie Thomas "Thomas is a storyteller. Her interpretations cut to the heart of the lyric."  Marilyn Lester, NYC Jazz Record "She brings an interpretive depth to everything." Nic Jones, Jazz Journal UK Lizzie Thomas is an inventive jazz vocalist known for her sultry vocal stylings and deep interpretations of the lyric. Thomas’ latest release, Duo Encounters on Dot Time Records cements her stature as one of New York’s top jazz singers.  Alongside the “who’s who” of Jazz, Lizzie has had the privilege of collaborating with Ron Carter, Russell Malone, John Di Martino, Wayne Escoffery, Helio Alves, Noriko Ueda, Guilherme Monteiro among others. Lizzie has graced the stages of prestigious venues worldwide. Notables include Birdland Jazz Club NYC, Sunset/Sunside Paris, Toulouse Lautrec London, and Blues Alley DC.  Ms. Thomas captivates with her attractive musical personality and stunning vocal facility whether scatting at fast tempos or caressing a tender ballad. Ms. Thomas continues to tour internationally with a live concert recording in Augsburg, Germany, March 2024 with Dot Time Records.   “Her pitch and sense of time are flawless.”  Scott Yanow LA JAZZSCENE www.Lizziethejazzsinger.com Lizzie"s EPK https://www.lizziethejazzsinger.com/epk 29K fans on IG @lizziethejazzsinger YouTube @lizziethejazzsinger  8K fans on FB @Lizziethejazzsinger  www.Lizziethejazzsinger.com Ana María Caballero's work explores how biology delimits societal and cultural rites, ripping the veil off romanticized motherhood and questioning notions that package sacrifice as a virtue. She's the recipient of the Beverly International Prize, Colombia’s José Manuel Arango National Poetry Prize, the Steel Toe Books Poetry Prize, and a Sevens Foundation Grant. Her Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net-nominated work has been widely published and exhibited internationally, recently at bitforms, Gazelli Art House, UNIT, and L’Avant Galerie Vossen. She became the first artist to sell a poem at live auction in Spain, and her digital poems have been released by Diario ABC, TimePieces and Playboy. Recognized as a Web3 poetry pioneer, her work has been covered by major media outlets, and she regularly speaks at leading global events. The author of five books, with a sixth forthcoming in 2024, she's also the co-founder of digital poetry gallery theVERSEverse. anamariacaballero.com IG: @anamariacaballero Twitter: @CaballeroAnaMa Caridad Moro-Gronlier is the author of Tortillera (TRP 2021), winner of The TRP Southern Poetry Breakthrough Series and the chapbook Visionware (FLP 2009). She is a Contributing Editor for Grabbed: Poets and Writers Respond to Sexual Assault (Beacon Press, 2020) and Associate Editor for SWWIM Every Day an online daily poetry journal. Book Link: https://www.tamupress.com/book/9781680033427/tortillera/ Website: www.caridadmoro.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/caridad.moro.gronlier/ Instagram: @caridadmoro Songs: “If I Had Wings” by The Boxmasters. On Spotify. “Lush Life” by Lizzie Thomas. On Spotify. “Come As You Are” (cover) by Christa Wells. On Spotify. Instrumental by: Justin Johnson: www.justinjohnsonlive.com On Spotify. Special Thanks Goes to: Wild Honey Tees: www.wildhoneytees.com Lucid House Press: www.lucidhousepublishing.com UCLA Extension Writing Program: https://www.uclaextension.edu/ The Crown: www.thecrownbrasstown.com Mercer University Press: www.mupress.org The Red Phone Booth: www.redphonebooth.com The host, Clifford Brooks’, The Draw of Broken Eyes & Whirling Metaphysics, Athena Departs, and Old Gods are available everywhere books are sold. His chapbook, Exiles of Eden, is only available through his website: www.cliffbrooks.com/how-to-order Check out his Teachable courses on thriving with autism and creative writing as a profession here: brooks-sessions.teachable.com/p/the-working-writer