Life Takes Place

Both a piano player and a singer as well as a composer and an arranger, a passion for and the study of the piano has been of the utmost importance ever since she was a toddler; Her very first public performances actually took place aside her father who will indeed provide her with an amazing repertoire and an ever so rich stock of standard jazz, bossa nova and international evergreens.

A Place Called Harmony is a must read for fans of Jodi Thomas and her Harmony series. I loved it. It was fun to see how the place where her modern-day series takes place got its start. The ancestors of the main characters of the Harmony series helped to build the town. The Trumans, McAllens and the Mathesons meet after taking a man up on his offer to help build a town. We see them from the beginning and how they grow to be friends for life.

The Life and Loves of an Ex-Nun describes the tremendous impact on the author's early life decisions when she nearly lost her mother to a stroke. She shares her memories of her traditional Italian and Catholic upbringing. We get to see the life she leads as a postulant, and the bouts of homesickness and loneliness, as well as the fun and joy of those highschool years at the Villa.

Brilliant young pianist and composer Gerald Clayton makes his Concord Records debut with a recording that takes on a collection of Clayton's favorite musicians in one group, each having a strong, unique voice and vision. The album titled Life Forum presents music that sets the stage for this gathering and the artistry of the musicians becomes the discussion that takes place. The open-mindedness of the music is a metaphor to the freedom of thought that one should bring to life's forum.