RICK DELLA RATTA Founder, ‘Jazz for Peace’; Jazz Pianist; Composer (‘Permutata’), Vocalist; Philanthropist, Entrepreneur; LIVE from NY

#realconversations #JazzforPeace #Jazz #pianist #composer #peace#philantropistCONVERSATIONS WITH CALVIN WE THE SPECIESMeet RICK DELLA RATTA: “I’ve been around a long time. Livedthrough the Vietnam War. Saw the first Earth Day. Worked for Civil Rights.Women’s Liberation. Saw wars and human suffering on TV. My human consciousnessgrows. Perhaps a function of aging, realizations. Met a plethora of influentialpeople who have had a profound impact on me. And today, I met Rick Della Ratta.As this interview title states, he is the Founder of Jazz for Peace, born as hewatched 9-11 unfold from his East Side window. He is a consummate jazz pianist,Composer, Vocalist, and philanthropist —a special human being devoted to peace.Every millisecond of this interview, I absorbed his energy, passion (which hetalks about often), and wondrous spirit to bring us (8 ½ billion together) Anoble deed. But time is not kind. As he mentions, he is hugely underpaid forall he does for peace. He’s been to Africa nine times. I watched (video) himperform in Nigeria. I watched the faces of the audience, smiling andmesmerized. An incredible musician. He’s helped 850 of the World’s MostOutstanding Causes. President Obama praised Rick for bringing together Israeli,Palestinian, and American Jazz musicians. AND I interviewed Rick today. AND heperformed ‘How About You’ and ‘Stop and Smell the Roses’ at the end of theinterview. AND I’m a happy guy.” Calvinhttps://www.youtube.com/c/ConversationswithCalvinWetheSpecIEs535 Interviews/Videos  9200 SUBSCRIBERSGLOBAL Reach. Earth Life. Amazing People.  PLEASE SUBSCRIBE and COMMENT**RICK DELLA RATTA: Founder, ‘Jazz for Peace’; Jazz Pianist;Composer (‘Permutata’), Vocalist; Philanthropist, Entrepreneur; LIVE from NYYouTube: https://youtu.be/g5slmHZhXhsBIO:  Long known asone of the world’s finest Jazz Pianists, Rick DellaRatta also began to receivemajor recognition as a composer when his symphonic piece “Permutata” wasrecorded by the London Symphony Orchestra at the Beatles famed Abbey Rd.,Studios in 1999, and as a unique and important vocalist in 2004 when he wasincluded in a definitive listing of the greatest jazz singers of all time inScott Yanow’s Book “Jazz Singers”. Through his lifelong endeavor to helpadvance people to their highest potential through the understanding of Jazz aswell as spreading peace worldwide through his "Jazz for Peace WorldTour", Rick DellaRatta is considered to be an innovator and a visionary, adesignation that became known by many when he was included by The FoundationCenter in their list of the top musician philanthropists of our time along withBono (U2), Elton John, Peter Gabriel and Sting.LINKS:Artist Site & Bio: http://rickdellaratta.com  Organization Website:https://jazzforpeace.org Rick DellaRatta BBS Radio Pagehttps://bbsradio.com/node/270332Baby Boomers promo page:https://babyboomer.org/contributors/RickDellaRatta/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rick-dellaratta-08199818/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jazzmgmt Twitter Alternate: https://x.com/EmpowermentGra1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jazzforpeace/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JazzforPeaceGrant/Tick Tock:  https://www.tiktok.com/@jazzmgmt7**WE ARE ALSO ON AUDIOAUDIO “Conversations with Calvin; WE the SpecIEs”ANCHOR https://lnkd.in/g4jcUPqSPOTIFY https://lnkd.in/ghuMFeCAPPLE PODCASTSBREAKER https://lnkd.in/g62StzJGOOGLE PODCASTS https://lnkd.in/gpd3XfMPOCKET CASTS https://pca.st/bmjmzaitRADIO PUBLIC https://lnkd.in/gxueFZw