Podcast appearances and mentions of deanna witkowski

JIM SNIDERO “FOR ALL WE KNOW” ca. 2023For All We Know; Naima; You Go To My Head.Jim Snidero (sa) Peter Washington (b) Joe Farnsworth(dr) BILLY FOX “THE UNCLE WIGGLY SUITE” Brooklyn, NY, October 14 and November 13 & 20, 2004Uncle Wiggly SuitePercy Pursglove (tp) Paul Faatz (cl,b-cl,bar) John Savage (as,fl) Gary Pickard, Arun Luthra (ts,sop) Deanna Witkowski (p) Skye Steele (vln) Christopher Hoffman (cello) Mark Dresser, Scott Shaeffer (b) John O'Brien (d) Billy Fox (cga,triangle) Danny Katz (shamisen) ANDREW CYRILLE / BILL MCHENRY “PROXIMITY” Brooklyn, NY, November 16 & 17, 2014Bedouin woman, Fabula, Proximity, Let me tell you this, SeasonsBill McHenry (ts) Andrew Cyrille (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 18 de marzo, 2025 at PuroJazz.

JIM SNIDERO “FOR ALL WE KNOW” ca. 2023For All We Know; Naima; You Go To My Head.Jim Snidero (sa) Peter Washington (b) Joe Farnsworth(dr) BILLY FOX “THE UNCLE WIGGLY SUITE” Brooklyn, NY, October 14 and November 13 & 20, 2004Uncle Wiggly SuitePercy Pursglove (tp) Paul Faatz (cl,b-cl,bar) John Savage (as,fl) Gary Pickard, Arun Luthra (ts,sop) Deanna Witkowski (p) Skye Steele (vln) Christopher Hoffman (cello) Mark Dresser, Scott Shaeffer (b) John O'Brien (d) Billy Fox (cga,triangle) Danny Katz (shamisen) ANDREW CYRILLE / BILL MCHENRY “PROXIMITY” Brooklyn, NY, November 16 & 17, 2014Bedouin woman, Fabula, Proximity, Let me tell you this, SeasonsBill McHenry (ts) Andrew Cyrille (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 18 de marzo, 2025 at PuroJazz.

JIM SNIDERO FOR ALL WE KNOW ca. 2023For All We Know; Naima; You Go To My Head.Jim Snidero (sa) Peter Washington (b) Joe Farnsworth(dr) BILLY FOX THE UNCLE WIGGLY SUITE Brooklyn, NY, October 14 and November 13 & 20, 2004Uncle Wiggly SuitePercy Pursglove (tp) Paul Faatz (cl,b-cl,bar) John Savage (as,fl) Gary Pickard, Arun Luthra (ts,sop) Deanna Witkowski (p) Skye Steele (vln) Christopher Hoffman (cello) Mark Dresser, Scott Shaeffer (b) John O'Brien (d) Billy Fox (cga,triangle) Danny Katz (shamisen) ANDREW CYRILLE / BILL MCHENRY PROXIMITY Brooklyn, NY, November 16 & 17, 2014Bedouin woman, Fabula, Proximity, Let me tell you this, SeasonsBill McHenry (ts) Andrew Cyrille (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 02 abril 2024 at PuroJazz.

JIM SNIDERO FOR ALL WE KNOW ca. 2023For All We Know; Naima; You Go To My Head.Jim Snidero (sa) Peter Washington (b) Joe Farnsworth(dr) BILLY FOX THE UNCLE WIGGLY SUITE Brooklyn, NY, October 14 and November 13 & 20, 2004Uncle Wiggly SuitePercy Pursglove (tp) Paul Faatz (cl,b-cl,bar) John Savage (as,fl) Gary Pickard, Arun Luthra (ts,sop) Deanna Witkowski (p) Skye Steele (vln) Christopher Hoffman (cello) Mark Dresser, Scott Shaeffer (b) John O'Brien (d) Billy Fox (cga,triangle) Danny Katz (shamisen) ANDREW CYRILLE / BILL MCHENRY PROXIMITY Brooklyn, NY, November 16 & 17, 2014Bedouin woman, Fabula, Proximity, Let me tell you this, SeasonsBill McHenry (ts) Andrew Cyrille (d) Continue reading Puro Jazz 02 abril 2024 at PuroJazz.

Meet our friend Deanna Witkowski. Known for her adventurous, engaging music that heals the soul, Witkowski moves with remarkable ease between Brazilian, jazz, classical, and sacred music. Witkowski's performances combine virtuosity and heart, telling stories that reveal her innate curiosity of the human condition.Her first book, Mary Lou Williams: Music For The Soul (Liturgical Press), published in September 2021, is the winner of the 2022 ASCAP Foundation Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award and the 2022 Jazz Journalists Association Award for Biography of the Year.Her seventh recording, Force of Nature (MCG Jazz), released in January 2022, reached number five on the JazzWeek nationwide radio chart and remained in the top 10 most played albums on jazz radio for more than 10 weeks. A frequent winner of composition competitions for her concert and sacred choral pieces, Witkowski has received funding for new work from the New York State Council on the Arts (for her Afro-Brazilian project, the Nossa Senhora Suite) and the Choral Arts Initiative PREMIERE Project Festival.We thank Deanna for permission to include clips of two of her original tunes: “Wide Open Window” from Wide Open Window. © Tilapia Tunes, used by permission. “Force of Nature” from Force of Nature. © Tilapia Tunes, used by permission.Theme music: "All Thumbs" from Faith in a New Key, Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet Music used by permission from Presbybop Music (BMI) Announcer: Chris Norton (c) Presbybop MusicSupport the Show.

Judy Carmichael interviews Deanna Witkowski

Our guest, jazz musician Deanna Witkoski, has written a spiritual biography of Mary Lou Williams, whose life and music helped to shape American Jazz and influence Catholic liturgy in the 20th Century. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jazz is more than a style. It's a tradition, filled with imagination, interpretation, and improvisation. We explore the curious practice of creating music as it proceeds. How does that work? We learn by listening, so we offer a tune from a Presbybop Quartet album.Along the way, Jeff Kellam refers to a luminous biography of Mary Lou Williams by Deanna Witkowski, the equally luminous jazz pianist. We will talk to Deanna in a future episode. In the meantime, we highly recommend Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul.  Order it here.   Featured music: “This or That” from Psalms Without WordsTheme music: "All Thumbs" from Faith in a New Key, Bill Carter and the Presbybop Quartet Music used by permission from Presbybop Music (BMI) Announcer: Chris Norton (c) Presbybop MusicSupport the Show.

Judy Carmichael interviews Deanna Witkowski

Modern piano rooted in the tradition, timeless playful tongue-in cheek elegance, and two tributes to the great Herbie Nichols in this set. The playlist features Mathis Picard, Savannah Harris; Deanna Witkowski; Isaiah J. Thompson; Cécile McLorin Salvant; Aki Takase, Daniel Erdmann; Dandy Dandie; Anna Webber; Ben Allison; Duck Baker, Roswell Rudd. Detailed playlist at https://spinitron.com/RFB/pl/15900727/Mondo-Jazz (up to "The Happenings"). Happy listening!

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with Pittsburg-based Jazz Pianist & Composer Deanna Witkowski on the 2022 CD Force of Nature & Mary Lou Williams Book .. This new recording features the adventurous music of Mary Lou Williams and it's her seven full album .. The album also documents the firm musical and spiritual connection between Williams and Witkowski and was released in the same year as her first book – Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul .. She talked about this, COVID life, and getting back to live music .. Enjoy .. Click to listen.Thanks for listening and tuning into yet another Neon Jazz interview .. where we give you a bit of insight into the finest players in Illinois, Venezuela, Nashville, Kansas City, and spots all over the USA giving fans all that jazz .. and thanks to Solitaire for her time, honesty and story ..  If you want to hear more interviews, go to Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino on the iTunes store, visit the Neon Jazz Youtube Channel, go The Home of Neon Jazz at  http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ and for everything Joe Dimino related go to www.joedimino.com and if you feel like it, you can donate to the Neon Jazz cause - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4 Until next time .. enjoy the music my friends

Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series with The Founder and President of Paradox Films Carol Bash & Celebrated Jazz Pianist & Composer Deanna Witkowski .. They have an event on International Jazz Day on April 30, 2022 at the Kansas City Museum on 3218 Gladstone Boulevard in  Kansas City, MO that is A Tribute to Mary Lou: Jazz Journey from Pittsburgh to Kansas City & Beyond .. This event is part of The HR-57 Initiative and its focus on the Journey that connects the Cradles of Jazz cities of Pittsburgh and Kansas City and will feature the life of Mary Lou through music, film, a panel discussion by Carol and Deanna .. The both talk about this and much more .. Enjoy .. Click to listen.Thanks for listening and tuning into yet another Neon Jazz interview .. where we give you a bit of insight into the finest players in Illinois, Venezuela, Nashville, Kansas City, and spots all over the USA giving fans all that jazz .. and thanks to Solitaire for her time, honesty and story ..  If you want to hear more interviews, go to Famous Interviews with Joe Dimino on the iTunes store, visit the Neon Jazz Youtube Channel, go The Home of Neon Jazz at  http://theneonjazz.blogspot.com/ and for everything Joe Dimino related go to www.joedimino.com and if you feel like it, you can donate to the Neon Jazz cause - https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=ERA4C4TTVKLR4 Until next time .. enjoy the music my friends

Laurie Moser, Co-Chair of the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books, joins Shelly Schmidt of WQED Education who directs the Writers Contest and Jim Cunningham. They'll be together May 14th in East Liberty for the event. It's a free featuring over thirty authors with a tie to Pittsburgh. There's a puppet play created for the occasion, events at the Kelly Strayhorn Theater including Deanna Witkowski, author of a book about Mary Lou Williams, plus Creative Non Fiction mainstay Lee Gutkind discusses his work and career summary book.  You'll find Pittsburgh history and fiction, events for kids, and investigate multiple venues Duolingo and the Maverick, Carnegie Library, East Liberty Presbyterian and Bakery Square among them. More about the Greater Pittsburgh Festival of Books

A great big heapin' helping of a certain blind pianist's work provides the anchor for this time's outing, as we look at one disc from six of a new box set and then fan out to look at a little known second-hand disciple of the great man along with two other stylists further removed.  Pop matters further reveals Mike's ongoing obsession with all things Buckley.  Lennie Tristano  - PERSONAL RECORDINGS, Disc three; Billy Lester -  FROM SCRATCH ; Deanna Witkowski – FORCE OF NATURE; Roberto Occhipinti – THE NEXT STEP .

This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here's some more details about the show: It's a warm welcome then to the man himself: Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2017, who's here every Thursday to present The Creative Source - a two hour show, highlighting jazz-fusion and progressive jazz flavours from back then, the here and now, plus occasional forays into the future. Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he'll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy! The Creative Source 17th February 2022 Artist - Track - Album - Year The Larry Douglas Alltet    Dedications (The Theme)    Dedications (Original LP 1985)    2022 Stefan Pasborg    Infernal Dance    Ritual Dances    2022 Deanna Witkowski    My Blue Heaven    Foce of Nature    2021 Doug MacDonald and the L.A. All-Star Octet    Blues by Eight    Overtones    2022 The Matt Gordy Jazz Tonite Sextet    Chloe    Be With Me    2022 Amos Gillespie Jazz Septet    Shades of Red    Unstructured Time for Jazz Septet    2022 Stephen Martin    The Void    High Plains    2022 Cortez/Williams Project    Topaz    Hermanos    2021 Tritone Asylum    First Days of Summer    The Hideaway Session    2022 Ron Jackson    Walk Fast    Standards and My Songs    2022 Sharp Radway    A Conversation (About the Black Woman)    Black Woman (A Conversation)    2021 Eugenie Jones    But I Do    Players    2022 Sharp Radway    A Conversations (Black and Lovely)    Black Woman (A Conversation)    2021 Irene Jalenti    Carinhoso    Dawn    2021 Sharp Radway    Caridad (Esposo Guapo)    Black Woman (A Conversation)    2021 Irene Jalenti    Moon and Sun    Dawn    2021 Sharp Radway    Faith of Our Mothers    Black Woman (A Conversation)    2021 Giacomo Gates    I Remember You    You    2022 Addison Frei    Free State    Time and Again    2022 Alvin Queen Trio    Farewell Song    Night Train    2021 Yaron Gershovsky    What She Said    Transitions    2021 The Smudges    Matter of Time    Song and Call    2022 The post The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 24th February 2022 appeared first on SoulandJazz.com | Stereo, not stereotypical ®.

This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here's some more details about the show: It's a warm welcome then to the man himself: Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2017, who's here every Thursday to present The Creative Source - a two hour show, highlighting jazz-fusion and progressive jazz flavours from back then, the here and now, plus occasional forays into the future. Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he'll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy! The Creative Source 10th February 2022 Artist - Track - Album - Year Yaron Gershovsky    Awakening    Transitions    2021 Azar Lawrence    Revelation    New Sky    2021 Ron Jackson    Brandy (feat. Brian Ho)    Standards and My Songs    2022 Boris Kozlov    Second Line Sally    First Things First    2022 Le Coq Records Presents The Jazz All Stars    Balinda    Vol. 2    2022 The Matt Gordy Jazz Tonite Sextet    Soul Eyes (M. Waldron)    Be With Me    2021 Blue Moods    Pithycanthropus Erectus    Myth & Wisdom    2022 Doug MacDonald and the L.A. All-Star Octet    Night by Night    Overtones    2022 Deanna Witkowski    Lonely Moments    Force of Nature    2021 Immanuel Wilkins    Lighthouse    The 7th Hand    2022 Cortez-Williams Project    Hermanos    Hermanos    2021 Eugenie Jones    Ey Brother    Players    2022 Jazzameia Horn    Be Perfect (Vocal Interlude)    Dear Love    2021 Jazzameia Horn    He Could Be Perfect    Dear Love    2021 Liz Terrell    People Make the World Go Round    It's All Right With Me    2022 Larry Vuckovich    Blue Bohemia Suite    Street Scene    2006 Gordon Grdina's Square Peg    Microbian Theory    Klotski    2021 The post The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 10th February 2022 appeared first on SoulandJazz.com | Stereo, not stereotypical ®.

1) Deanna Witkowski– the musician and author of “Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul” discusses the jazz legend's road to musical success and her conversion to the Catholic faith. 2) Kelly Starling Lyons and Torrey Maldonado, Part 2 – the Christopher Award-winning authors discuss the ways they approach prayer and struggle in their lives.

Deanna Witkowski was first drawn to the pianist Mary Lou Williams in 2000 when she was invited to perform at the Kennedy Center for the Mary Lou Williams Festival. Of course she said yes, but she also realized that she was unfamiliar with Mary Lou's music. That initial listening dive sparked a 20-year exploration of Mary Lou Williams' life and music, now showcased in a book, Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul, and an album, Force of Nature. Force of Nature is the perfect phrase to describe Mary Lou Williams. She was not only an amazing composer and pianist in her own right — musicians like Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie learned harmony and composition from her caring mentorship. The names of her students get thrown around in history classes more often than we hear of Mary Lou. But perhaps she deserves a bit more credit than what's given — especially when we hear startlingly similar harmonies in the compositions of her pupils. The bridge of Monk's "Well You Needn't" is practically interchangeable with the bridge of Mary Lou's tune “Gjon Mili Jam,” written years earlier. Additionally, Mary Lou described herself as an experimentalist, someone who was always doing something new. While critics sometimes decried her exploratory styles, Mary Lou took it as a badge of honor. When critics said, “The problem with Mary Lou is that we can't pin her down into one category,” she just said, “That's the point.” Deanna Witkowski shares more about Mary Lou's life and music in this interview with Bite-Size Jazz. Deanna talks about her connection with Mary Lou as a fellow adult convert to Catholicism, their jazz masses, and digs into Mary Lou's “Zodiac Suite.” Resources: Learn more about Mary Lou Williams in Deanna Witkowski's book, Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul. You can find Deanna's album Force of Nature anywhere you stream music, it's also available for purchase from Deanna's website. Loving the podcast? Subscribe on your favorite podcast platform and to follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. We'd love to connect with you!

This content is for Members only. Come and join us by subscribing here In the meantime, here's some more details about the show: It's a warm welcome then to the man himself: Dr. Brad Stone - the JazzWeek Programmer of the Year 2017, who's here every Thursday to present The Creative Source - a two hour show, highlighting jazz-fusion and progressive jazz flavours from back then, the here and now, plus occasional forays into the future. Please feel free to get in touch with Brad with any comments or suggestions you might have; he'll be more than happy to hear from you: brad@soulandjazz.com or follow him via Facebook or Twitter. Enjoy! The Creative Source 27th January 2022 Artist - Track - Album - Year Deanna Witkowski    Gjon Mili Jam Session    Force of Nature    2021 Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows    Neener Neener    Architecture of Storms    2021 Igor Butman    Verdict    Only Now    2021 Scott Burns/John Wojciechowski/Geof Bradfield    Force Majeure    Tenor Time    2022 Eric Person feat. Houston Person    Dear Old Stockholm    Blue Vision    2022 The Reid Hoyson Project    Three Views of a Secret    Your Move    2022 Dave Stryker    Overture    As We Are    2022 Cecilia Sanchietti    Postcard from Gamla Stan    Postcard from Gamla Stan    2021 Dave Stryker    Hope    As We Are    2022 Boris Kozlov    Once a Fog in Babylon    First Things First    2022 The Mark Levine Trio    Black Nile    Exact Change    2009 Micah Graves    Pawns    Pawns: Not for the Ordinary    2021 Ken Serio    Stratus    The Fuse Box    2022 Ben Thomas    Safeguards    Tango Project    2022 Minino Garay    Que Carajo    Speaking Tango    2022 Emile Parisien Sextet    Louise    Louise    2022 Farzin Farhadi Trio - String Quartet    She Moves Through Me    The Cure    2021 Garry Dial/Jay Anderson    Drunk With Love    Living a Dream We're Not In    2021 Mosaic    Dieser Zug    This is It!    2021 The post The Creative Source (#CreativeSource) – 27th January 2022 appeared first on SoulandJazz.com | Stereo, not stereotypical ®.

Mary Lou Williams: one of the outstanding jazz pianists of all time, composer, Catholic convert, visionary, performer of works of mercy. Because Williams's career lasted and her style adapted through many changes in jazz from the swing era to the early 1970s, and because she mentored two of jazz's most influential figures (Bud Powell and Thelonious Monk), this episode is an opportunity not only to dive into her life and music, but to learn a little about jazz history more generally. Deanna Witkowski, herself a jazz pianist and Catholic convert, has written a new biography of Williams, Mary Lou Williams: Music for the Soul, and performs Williams's compositions on her forthcoming album, Force of Nature. Watch discussion on YouTube: https://youtu.be/B31PwFU-FrY Links Buy Deanna's book and album: https://www.deannawitkowski.com/store Musical tracks heard in this episode: Mary Lou Williams: "Waltz Boogie", "Walkin' and Swingin'", "Night Life", "Holy Ghost" (composed by Larry Gales), "Autumn Leaves" (composed by Joseph Kosma), "Aries", "Taurus", "Virgo", "Anima Christi", "St. Martin de Porres". Excerpts from Bud Powell, "Cherokee" (composed by Ray Noble); Thelonious Monk "Monk's Dream"; Elmo Hope, "Eejah". Deanna Witkowski, "Intermission", composed by Mary Lou Williams and Milton Suggs, used with permission. From Deanna Witkowski's album Force of Nature.  This podcast is a production of CatholicCulture.org. If you like the show, please consider supporting us! http://catholicculture.org/donate/audio

Our guest, jazz musician Deanna Witkoski, has written a spiritual biography of Mary Lou Williams, whose life and music helped to shape American Jazz and influence Catholic liturgy in the 20th Century Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pianist and Composer Deanna Witkowski, who appeared just before the pandemic with the Pittsburgh Symphony at Heinz Hall, has just published "Mary Lou Williams: Music For the Soul," a new biography of the jazz legend who still has family in the city, spent a large portion of her life in Pittsburgh and is buried in Calvary Cemetary. There's a book launch and a signing at Con Alma downtown on September 16th with many other book and concert events in the near future now that Deanna has moved to Pittsbugh after 23 years in New York. Check her website for an updated itinerary. Deanna Witkowski's meticulous research on the Williams Pittsburgh years and the spiritual side of Mary Lou is explored in depth from the writer who joined the Catholic Church as an adult. Deanna lets Mary Lou do the ministering to your soul with her new CD recorded on the MCG Jazz label. Deanna's spiritual journey began in Brazil. She recognizes the problems faced by the church, its believers and she is ready to rumble on church controversy while lifting you at the keyboard. Deanna spoke with Jim Cunningham.

Deanna Witkowski's own journey has led her to a new home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which was also home to another renowned pianist, Mary Lou Williams. Deanna discusses how she is telling Mary Lou’s story through her latest writings and recordings. We’ll also hear about the influence of Deanna’s faith and how that has helped bring people together through her musical gifts. More at deannawitkowski.com

Today we sit down with jazz pianist and composer Deanna Witkowski, who talks about her own background in jazz, her love of jazz great Mary Lou Williams, and the unexpected influence of a Peruvian saint, Martin de Porres.Deanna Witkowskihttps://deannawitkowski.com/Revolution of Tenderness Websitehttps://www.revolutionoftenderness.net/ 

We work harder than you think, calling doesn't always look conventional, and other things your church leaders wish you knew. Throughout the past year of interviews, I asked people extra questions and this one drew the most passionate response by far: "What do you wish people knew about your job?" On this Music and the Church episode, Darrell St. Romain, Deanna Witkowski, Pr. Lisa Heffernan, Anita Smallin, J. J. Wright, Chelsea Chen, and Anny Stevens-Gleason share what they wish people knew about their ministries in the church. Here are the previous episodes that featured today's guests: Chelsea Chen on Artist Residencies and Concert Series in the ChurchPr. Lisa Heffernan on Welcoming People with Disabilities in Church Music MinistryAnita Smallin on "A Noisy Church Is a Living Church"Darrell St. Romain on Congregational Singing at MassAnny Stevens-Gleason on Getting Youth Invested in Music MinistryDeanna Witkowski on Congregational SingingJ. J. Wright on Leading the Notre Dame Folk Choir Enjoying this podcast episode? Click here to find other Music and the Church episodes, or subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Resources Mentioned on This Episode: "Ten Things This Youth Minister Wants You to Know" by Anita SmallinThe Business of Being a Writer by Jane Friedman"The Canticle of Turning"Frogs Without Legs Can't Hear by David W. Anderson and Paul Hill What do YOU wish people knew about your ministry in the church?

Jazz composer and pianist Deanna Witkowski shows how hymn arrangements can enrich our interactions with familiar texts. And she discusses how we can better welcome guest musicians into our congregations. Deanna Witkowski has a wide range of musical experience, including as a church musician and as a guest artist in churches. Many of her compositions are sacred works, including a song my choir often sings as an introit—"We Walk in Love." In 2017, her hymn "We Belong to God" won the Annual Hymn Search of The Hymn Society in the U.S. and Canada.  Among Deanna's many accolades, she has won the Great American Jazz Piano Competition. She has also released six albums, including most recently Makes the Heart to Sing: Jazz Hymns. Enjoying this podcast episode? Click here to find other Music and the Church episodes, or subscribe to the show wherever you listen to podcasts. Resources We Mention Deanna's website and her Bandcamp pageDeanna's sheet musicMakes the Heart to SingDeanna's article in Down BeatLectio Divina Interested in Hearing More about Congregational Singing? If you're interested in congregational singing, check out these other Music and the Church resources. Share This Podcast If you enjoy this podcast, please consider sharing it with your friends who love all things church related. It's the best way for them to find the show!

Composer/pianist/vocalist, Deanna Witkowski, started as a classical pianist and now specializes in jazz, Brazilian, afro-cuban and sacred music.

Deanna Witkowski is my guest on this episode of Wild Woman Network: Deanna joins me to talk about creativity, music and inspiration. She is the winner of the 2002 Great American Jazz Piano Competition and a past guest on Marian McPartland’s Piano Jazz, pianist/composer/vocalist Deanna Witkowski has been heralded for her “consistently thrilling” playing and her “boundless imagination” (All Music Guide). Her 2009 release, From This Place, focuses on her sacred jazz material with musicians including Donny McCaslin and John Patitucci. Marrying ancient and modern sacred texts with the richness of jazz, Ms. Witkowski's genre-defying release led to wide-ranging exposure, including a return appearance on National Public Radio's Weekend Edition Sunday and accolades in both reiigion media and mainstream music media. Read More here: http://www.deannawitkowski.com/bio.shtml

This week, we share the soulful music of talented Catholic jazz artist .  After enjoying our interview, be sure to for your chance to win one of five copies of Deanna's new CD, . Deacon Tom Fox continues our monthlong series on Marriage with a reflection that addresses problems in marriages and offers hope, inspiration and resources.  Be sure to download Deacon Tom’s today - it is filled with wonderful suggestions, book recommendations and a Marriage Sharing and Discussion Tool.  This month, Deacon Tom is sponsoring a  contest - your chance to win one of four great Catholic marriage books.  To enter, and leave a comment on any of the June episodes of the Catholic Moments Podcast by June 30, 2009.  Four winners will be randomly drawn to receive one book apiece. Sarah Reinhard has a reflection this week contemplating the Immaculate Heart of Mary.  Be sure to check out for more information on this topic. The is being held June 27, 2009.  We want to thank our sponsors: For those who are unable to attend the conference, the entire program will be streamed online via the .  Tune in throughout the day to hear talks by Fr. Dave Dwyer, Patrick Madrid and many other podcasters and bloggers, as well as a concert by Sarah Bauer.  . Share your feedback at 206-339-9272, comment here on the blog or email . Links for this Episode: , , Subscribe to the | Subscribe with