Jazz Therapy

Season 3 Episode 4: Comedian Jack Gallagher on standing in integrity in work and life; the warm soulfulness of the multi-talented Bill Henderson

In this episode, Jesse speaks with legendary comedian/actor/writer/producer Jack Gallagher, about his path as a comedian, doing what is right despite the opinions of othe

Season 3 Ep 2: A Drumming Legacy: Brother Ruckus on Life, Drums, Standing Up, & the music his of his father, Ralph Peterson

In this episode, Jesse speaks with acclaimed drummer and Berkelee College of Music Alumni Brother Ruckus. Covering his life, they discuss his path to music, his spiritual

Jazz Singer Vivian Lee, The Power of Intention, and the vocals of Carmen McRae

In this episode, Jesse speaks with renowned jazz singer Vivian Lee about her intrepid career, being open to inspiration at all times, and what Carmen McRae teaches us abo

Season 3 Episode 1 Premiere: Spiritual Director /Author Lori Jean, Embracing our Shadow Side, and Guitarist Pat Metheny

In the Season 3 premiere, we kick off our Jesse talks to Spiritual Director/Depth psychology author Lori Jean about Jung’s concept of the shadow and how important it is t

Season 2 Episode 11 (Season Finale!): Artist Cooper Salmon, A Worldwide Meditation for Artists, and the music of Guitarist Kenny Burrell

In this episode, Jesse interviews artist Cooper Salmon, MFA. They talk about his passion for art and work as an artist with a visual disability, and then do a worldwide m

Season 2, Episode 10: Teacher Heidi Witter, A Celebration of Education, and Philly Joe Jones

In this episode, Jesse interviews veteran teacher and marathon runner (and her sister!) Heidi Witter. Heidi shares how being an AA member changed her life, reflects on he

Season 2 Episode 9: Realtor Dylan Anderson, Celebrating LGBTQia+, and the Legacy of Lena Horne

In this episode, Jesse interviews Realtor Dylan Anderson. We meditate and celebrate the LGBTQia+ community, and celebrate and listen to the music of singer, Civil Rights

Season 2, Episode 8: Rigdzin, Jazz, and The Rainbow Body

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Season 2, Episode 7: "Dr. Joe Gillman, Individuation, and the Music of Herbie Hancock"

In this episode, Jesse talks with renowned pianist and educator and restauranteur Dr. Joe Gillman, about his calling to music, spirituality, jazz, and the path of Individ

Season 2 Episode 6: How we bear and thrive amidst Uncertainty and the piano of Erroll Garner

In this episode, Jesse reflects on the growing global uncertainty, her own personal uncertainty, from a Depth-oriented psychological perspective. We talk about how we can

Season 2 Episode 5: A Deep Dive into Mary Lou Williams’ “Black Christ of the Andes”

In this Special Edition: “Album Therapy” episode, Jesse and the audience listen Mary Lou Williams’s visionary album “Black Christ of the Andes,” honoring San Martin de Po

Season 2, Episode 4: Breaking our Bad Habits, Self-Compassion, and the resiliency of Phinneas Newborn, Jr

In this episode, Jesse talks about how we can break bad habits from neuroscientific, psychological, and spiritual perspectives. We do a visualization for breaking our bad

Season 2 Episode 3: Post: Election Special: The Power of One, Meditation for the USA, and the Genius of Clifford Brown

In this episode, Jesse processes her feelings about the election. She explores the “power of one,” the idea that one person can change a group and the world. We turn to t

Season 2, Episode 2: Preconceived Notions, Mindfulness and Self Compassion, and the Intensity of Sidney Bechet

In this in this episode, Jesse talks about having preconceived, notions and assumptions, and how she’s been wrong about some things recently. She talks about bringing min

Season 2, Episode 1: The Monkey Mind, Inner Peace, and the genius of Ahmad Jamal

Welcome back, Jazz Lovers, to the premiere of Season 2! In this episode, Jesse talks about the Buddhist concept of the "monkey mind," how she struggles, and ways we can c

Episode 10: Shinrin-yoku: The Japanese Art of Forest Bathing, a Meditation, and the genius of Eric Dolphy

In Episode 10, also our Season 1 Finale, Jesse talks about the Japanese concept of "Forest Bathing," how nature is so therapeutic for all of us, and how we can call get o

Episode 9: The beauty of immigrants, “Othering” others, and Paquito D’Rivera

In this episode, Jesse talks about all of us being immigrants, celebrating diversity, and how we have a proclivity to “other” those different than us. We listen to the mu

Episode 8: Wu Wei: The Art of Not Forcing, and Christian McBride

In this episode, Jesse ponders the Daoist concept of “Wu Wei,” or “Don’t Force,” and how we can all align better with the Tao, or flow of the Universe. We listen to amazi

Episode 7: Group Therapy, Dying to the Ego, and Red Garland

In this episode, Jesse talks about pianist Red Garland and how his involvement in The Miles Davis Quintet is an example of “dying to the ego.” She applies psychodynamic a

Episode 6: Trailblazing Spirituality, Mary Lou Williams, and The War in Gaza

In this episode, Jesse reflects upon the life of the multi-talented Mary Lou Williams, pianist, composer, arranger, and spiritual trailblazer. Then, she guides the audien