Podcast appearances and mentions of rome neal

Just a great episode with the marvelous vocalist, producer, actor/director and Banana Puddin' Jazz impresario Rome Neal! He is a stable on the NYC jazz scene. He is know for his laid back jazz style as well as serving Banana pudding at his Banana Puddin" Jazz series beginning in 2003 at the legendary Nuyorican Poet's Cafe in NYC, which he is also Chairman of the Board. Under his leadership they are currently undergoing a $50 million renovation... what a legacy!Produced, directed, edited and hosted by Stephen E Davis.

Just a great episode with the marvelous vocalist, producer, actor/director and Banana Puddin' Jazz impresario Rome Neal! He is a stable on the NYC jazz scene. He is know for his laid back jazz style as well as serving Banana pudding at his Banana Puddin" Jazz series beginning in 2003 at the legendary Nuyorican Poet's Cafe in NYC, which he is also Chairman of the Board. Under his leadership they are currently undergoing a $50 million renovation... what a legacy!Produced, directed, edited and hosted by Stephen E Davis.

1. We are joined by the erudite playwright, musician, and scholar Ishmael Reed, Carla Blank, director, and an illustrious cast tospeak about The Shine Challenge online at The Nuyorican Poetry Cafe in New York. Reservations and further information can be found at www.nuyorican.org Reed says:  "In my grandmother's brother's house, the only painting on the wall was that of the Titanic. The sinking of the Titanic challenged the boasts of white supremacy. From the collective imagination of the Negro streets came the “toast” of “Shine,” who delivers a warning to the first- class passengers that the ship, thought to be invincible, was taking water. One might consider Shine to be the grassroots nomination for a member of the Black prophetic tradition." Ishmael Reed has lengthened the 40 or so lines of the typical Shine rap into a 100-page script in which he expands on the issues addressed in the original toast: race, class, immigration, engineering, and Edwardian morality by putting Shine on trial, in which he is both the accused and his own defense attorney.  One of the reasons Reed wrote the play was he found that members of three generations of Blacks had never heard the story of Shine. He calls the play, The Shine Challenge, 2024, because he expects that a future playwright will expand upon what he has accomplished. Directed by Carla Blank, The Shine Challenge, 2024 cast includes Jesse Bueno, Maurice Carlton, Caridad De La Luz, Emil Guillermo, Rome Neal, Ishmael Reed, Tennessee Reed, Laura Robards, Monisha Shiva, and Brian Simmons as Shine. 2. We close with an interview with Lola Hanif, womanist scholar, healer, activist, writer (3/8/2012).  

Just a great episode with the marvelous vocalist, producer, actor/director and Banana Puddin' Jazz impresario Rome Neal! He is a stable on the NYC jazz scene. He is know for his laid back jazz style as well as serving Banana pudding at his Banana Puddin" Jazz series beginning in 2003 at the legendary Nuyorican Poet's Cafe in NYC, which he is also Chairman of the Board. Under his leadership they are currently undergoing a $50 million renovation... what a legacy!Produced, directed, edited and hosted by Stephen E Davis.

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! Today we speak to Thespians Nominated for AUDELCO @ 50 Celebration Awards Night - Monday, Nov 28th. We open with Jackie Jeffries, President of AUDELCO, followed by an interview with Rome Neal, Lifetime Achievement Award honoree. He is Artistic Theatre Director of the Nuyorican Poets Café theatre program. Following this conversation we are speaking to other nominees in this order:  Mandela James Garrett (supporting Actor) Malika NZinga  (Lead Actress) Robert Greene (Mandela)   Black Love & Oya Jade Mason (actor in both plays) Fulton Hodges (actor in both play) Aaron Watkins (actor in both)   Lambs To Slaughter Keith Johnston (Music director) Kahlil Kain (playwright) Adiagha Faizah (lead Actress)

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!  Today we have a special recorded show featuring artists: Mai Lingani (Burkina Faso), Seth Sharp (Iceland), Johnny Turco (Puerto Rico), who are performing this Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, 3 p.m. ET at JAZZ: the International Connection, hosted by Rome Neal's Banana Puddin' Jazz. https://www.romeneal.com/banana-puddin-jazz Music: "Where Have You Been & Crazy Medley." Acoustic by Shinuh and Johnny Turco Ife: Submarine Seth Sharp and the Black Clock perform "Georgia." He speaks about this song performance when he was on a US State Dept.Tour in South Africa, Namibia. 

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!  We start off the morning with a look at Black Theatre in NYC via the esteemed lens of Audelco Awards, coming up Monday, Nov. 29: https://www.audelco.org/ We are joined by Rome Neal, Ms. Vinie Burrows, Ishmael Reed and Ms. Bianca Lavern Jones.  We close the live program with SF Mime Troupe's "A Red Carol": Velina Brown, Michael Gene Sullivan, Mike McShane https://www.sfmt.org/a-red-carol

The Black Repertory Group Berkeley- Dr. Mona Scott Executive Director and Sean Vaughn Scott Presents Electric Lady. Written and Directed by Jerome Preston Bates. October 1, 2021, 8 PM EST and 5 PM PST. Streamed Live and Free on Rome Neal's Banana Puddin' Jazz YoutubeChannel. A conversation with some of the cast members and affiliates of the Jimi Hendrix Trilogy. Listen to exciting stories shared by the original Jimi Hendrix singer and songwriter collaborator, Rosa Lee Brooks,Actress Genia Morgan, Rome Neal, spearheaded by Writer and Director Jerome Preston Bates. Be sure to tune in and support this spectacular production, as you will be enlightened by the love interests of Jimi Hendrix. Please feel free to leave a message or comment with Unwinding With Tynia. Contact Jerome Preston Bates for more info join @jeromeprestonbates Facebook and Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tynia-canada/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tynia-canada/support

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! Hurricane Ida Update, Electric Lady: The Ladies in the Life of Jimi Hendrix, We Cry Genocide, International Tribunal, Oct. 22-25, 55th Anniversary of the BPP 1. BJ, Black Panther Party Alumni Museum, joins us to talk about the 55th Anniversary October 22-24, program in Oakland, CA. The big day is Oct. 23. 2. Baba Jalil Muntaquim, POW, joins us to talk about JERICHO and the International Tribunal Oct. 22-25 (virtually).  3. Update on Hurricane Ida with Nana Sula Spirit and Baba Malik Rahim.  4. Electric Lady: The Ladies in the Life of Jimi Hendricks is Oct. 1 (5 PM PT/8 PM ET) virtually. Jerome Preston Bates, Rome Neal, Rosa Lee Brooks and Genia Lear Morgan, join us to talk about the production. Electric Lady (An Infinity of Jimi) is a BLACK REPERTORY GROUP (Berkeley) 59th. MAINSTAGE SEASON  production.         

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. BJ, Black Panther Party Alumni Museum, joins us to talk about the 55th Anniversary October 22-24, program in Oakland, CA. The big day is Oct. 23. 2. Baba Jalil Muntaquim, POW, joins us to talk about JERICHO and the International Tribunal Oct. 22-25 (virtually).  3. Update on Hurricane Ida with Nana Sula Spirit and Baba Malik Rahim.  4. Electric Lady: The Ladies in the Ladies in the Life of Jimi Hendricks is Oct. 1 (5 PM PT/8 PM ET) virtually. Jerome Preston Bates, Rome Neal, Rosa Lee Brooks and Genia Lear Morgan, join us to talk about the production.  Electric Lady (An Infinity of Jimi) is a BLACK REPERTORY GROUP (Berkeley) 59th. MAINSTAGE SEASON  production.           

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!  We are joined by Jerome Preston Bates, an American theater, film and television actor, director and playwright and Rome Neal, director, to talk about "The Jimi Hendrix Experiment."  This free virtual production, produced by Black Repertory Group in Berkeley (57th season) is followed by a conversation with the playwright and artists who knew Hendrix, Sat., Sept. 18, 8 p.m. (ET), 5 p.m. (PT). The play streams live and free on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV2g19bOQ1Y

Future President of the United States, George H.W. Bush saw his share of horror during his time as a Navy Flyboy in WWII.  But, some of the details would ultimately be erased by our government and even he wouldn't know the extent of how horrible it really was until many years later... George H. W. Bush Narrowly Avoided Being Eaten by Japanese Soldiers During World War II. Blake Stilwell. We Are the Mighty. https://www.businessinsider.com/how-george-hw-bush-avoided-being-eaten-by-cannibals-in-world-war-ii-2017-12 All That’s Interesting. When George H.W. Bush was Almost Cannibalized During World War 2. 06-12-2016. https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-bush-cannibalized-chichijima-incident Simple History. The President who Avoided Being Eaten by Cannibals in WWII. 12-30-2018. US Naval Institute. Former President George H. W. Bush on His WWII Experiences. 12-01-2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KTkfqk-OGw Lend-Lease Act. History.com. 11/04/2019. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/lend-lease-act-1 World War II. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/world-war-ii-history George H.W. Bush’s Role in WWII Was Among the Most Dangerous. History. Jesse Greenspan. 02/13/2019. https://www.history.com/news/george-hw-bush-wwii-airman Island Hopping: Footholds Across the Pacific. Road To Tokyo. Pacific Theater Galleries. The National WWII Museum. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/visit/exhibits/road-tokyo/island-hopping President Bush Attends Christening Ceremony of the George H.W. Bush. The White House. Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyward. Newport News, Virginia. 10/2006. 10:55 AM. https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/10/20061007-1.html Bush’s Legacy Includes Decisive Military Action. US Department of Defense. 12/01/2018. Jim Garamone. https://www.defense.gov/Explore/News/Article/Article/1702803/bushs-legacy-includes-decisive-military-action/ Mission: Lifeguard. American Submarines in the Pacific Recover Downed Pilots. Nathanial S. Patch. https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2014/fall/lifeguard.pdf The Secret of Japan’s Strength. Albrecht Furst von Urach. German Propaganda Archive. Calvin University. https://research.calvin.edu/german-propaganda-archive/japan.htm Fire for Effect: Toughing it out in the Japanese Army. Robert M. Citino. 10/2018. https://www.historynet.com/fire-for-effect-toughing-japanese-army.htm World War II: Japanese Army Training. 12/14/2015. https://www.histclo.com/essay/war/ww2/cou/jap/force/army/train/ija-train.html War in the Pacific: The Pacific Offensive. https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/online_books/npswapa/extContent/wapa/guides/offensive/sec5.htm That Time Japanese Soldiers Cannibalized US Pilots in World War II. Logan Nye. 12/20/2015. https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/time-japanese-soldiers-cannibalized-us-pilots-world-war-ii Sorties into Hell: The Hidden War on Chichi Jima. Stanley L. Falk. Society for Military History. April, 2004. Volume 68. P. 641-642. Inside Hook. Horrors of History: How George H. W. Bush Dodged Cannibalism Death in WWII. Jennifer Wright. April 5, 2019. https://www.insidehook.com/article/history/the-horrors-of-history-the-cannibalism-of-chichijima Japanese Soldiers Cannibalised US Airmen on Chichi Jima, WWII. George Winston. February 10, 2016. https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/japanese-soldiers-cannibalised-us-airme.html CNN Presents Story of George HW Bush World War II Experience. Aired December 20, 2003. Paula Zahn, Host. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0312/20/cp.00.html File: Japanese War Trials. PDF. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Japaneese_War_Trials_A.pdf&page=2 Secret Tale of WWII “Flyboys”. Rome Neal. 10/03/2003. CBS. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/secret-tale-of-wwii-flyboys/ Victory and Occupation. Chapter III. Return to the Islands. History of the US Marine Corps Operations in World War II. https://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/USMC/V/USMC-V-III-3.html Flyboys: A True Story of Courage. February 1, 2006. James Bradley. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN: 031610728X  

Deardra Shuler talks to producer Rome Neal, the Artistic Theatre Director of the Nuyorican Poets Café theatre program.  Over the years he has received five Audelco Awards for his direction of Pepe Carril’s "SHANGO de IMA" and Samuel Harp’s "DON”T EXPLAIN." Mr. Neal also received two Audelcos for his acting: one for Lead Actor in Gabrielle N. Lane's "SIGNS," and one for Solo Performance in his critically acclaimed "MONK," by Laurence Holder.   Neal also received the National Black Theatre Festival's coveted Lloyd Richards Director’s Award.  His directorial credits includes his adaptation of William Shakespeare's "JULIUS CAESAR SET IN AFRICA," Sekou Sundiata's "THE CIRCLE UNBROKEN IS A HARD BOP" Amiri Baraka's "MEETING LILLIE," "SHANGO de IMA," "Prism," Ishmael Reed's "THE C ABOVE C ABOVE HIGH C" and Amiri Baraka's "PRIMITIVE WORLD: AN ANTI- NUCLEAR JAZZ MUSICAL," all performed at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe and National Black Theatre Festival in Winston Salem North Carolina.  His film acting credits include Michael Almereyda’s "HAMLET" Spike Lee’s "SUMMER OF SAM" and Leon Ichaso’s "PINERO."  Mr. Neal has a CD entitled: "A Brighter Crooner", and now his live concert "All in The Puddin'" recently released on DVD along with his "Rome Neal's Banana Puddin' Jazz Jam... A Night To Remember." His daughter Lia Neal is a member of the Stamford Women's Gold Medal Olympics Swimming Team.

New York born bassist Alex Layne began his musical career in 1959 at Count Basies Night Club. After attending the High School of Music & Art, the 20 year old landed a job with the clubs house band headed by Steve Pulliam. Layne graduated with honors from Bronx Community College and continued his studies as a music major at Queens College. He has also studied privately with bassists Stuart Sanky, Ron Carter, and Alvin Bhrem. Basies Night Club was just the beginning for this extraordinary musician; he went on to be a major player on the N.Y. scene. He has appeared with some of the great musicians of our time from Coleman Hawkins and Max Roach to Freddy Hubbard and Cedar Walton. However, the bulk of his career has been spent accompanying the top vocalists of his time- Billy Eckstein, Carmen McRae, Gloria Lynn, Johnny Hartman, and Miriam Makeba, to name a few. His knowledge of music theory and its application to solo and group performance is of the highest order. He is a formidable performer both as soloist and as a member of a jazz rhythm section. His skills are evident on both the upright double bass and the electric bass guitar. His experience also includes time spent performing with folk, blues, and rhythm and blues artist too. Josh White, Jimmy Witherspoon, Little Anthony, and Imperials, are some of the artists that he has the pleasure of performing with. He is currently employed by the Jazz Foundation of America, performing in schools, hospitals, and Nursing Homes, as well as working with his own group in some of the prominent Jazz Clubs in New York. 

Bill and Jamal travel to Home Sweet Harlem in Harlem, NYC to talk about football. They talk about the Giants and Jets disappointing seasons, before previewing the Wildcard round of the NFL Playoffs. Bill then welcomes special guest Rome Neal to the show.

Tyson has been called an actor's, actor.  Learning stage at The Harlem School of the Arts under James Pringle.  His passion for the stage grew and later he was introduced to Rome Neal who gave Hall a residency at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.  There he performed in plays written by Amiri Baraka and Ishmael Reed just to name a few.  Hall worked on several independent films during the early stages of his career.  The recognition from Susan Smith of Hopkins, Smith and Barden lead to him being casted in the movie "Paid In Full", Directed by Charles Stone lll, plus American Gangster and Kite.  With endless appearances in Law & Order, The Wire and Oz - just to name a few - Tyson Hall has much to say! Tune in 7pm Sunday with host Nadine Michel

Join The Gist of Freedom and host Shellie Gaines as we welcome playwright Laurence Holder and activist, musician, actor Mr. Rome Neal! Rome, is, Thelonious Monk! Monk – a portrait of Thelonious Monk. A one-man show Performed by Audeloco Award Winning Actor Rome Neal. One Night Only @ The Rustik! ~  Call for tickets 347-406-9700! Written by Laurence Holder, Directed by Rome Neal and Laurence Holder, Musical Score by Bill Lee.SYNOPSIS: Monk is a dramatic monologue by acclaimed African American playwright Laurence Holder that captures Monk's bravura, genius, humor, and humanity. Holder's script evokes Monk's unorthodox jazz piano styling. The narrative chronicles the composer's early life, his rise to prominence as a self-taught pianist and composer, his participation in the Civil Rights Movement, and his bouts of mental illness. Monk shares with "Duke" Ellington the distinction of being considered one of the 20th Century's greatest American composers. His vision was both ahead of its time and deeply rooted in African American musical traditions, ranging from the sacred music of the black church to the "stride" piano style of James P. Johnson, to the tonal freedom of the "avant garde." Monk helped usher in the bebop revolution, yet he also charted a new course for modern music.

We open with an extended conversation with Will Bellot, co-founder of Bellot Idovia Foundation, started in 2004, with his brother, Antoine, both natives of La Toti, Haiti. "Konbit La Tourtue," a fundraiser, is coming up, March 10, 2012, 9 p.m. at Ashkenaz Music & Dance Center, San Pablo at Gilman Street, in Berkeley. Konbit will raise money to purchase water filter systems for the people this organization serves. Visit http://bellotidovia.org/about/ We are also joined by Lakay & Mystik Man who is performing with his band that evening which will feature the folkloric dance of El Wah Movement Dance and Ezili Racine Drum Ensemble. Tabia African-American Theatre Ensemblefounder and director, Viera Whye joins us with the directors of two performances which open this evening: Rome Neal in "Monk" and Cheryl B. Scales in "Mirror, Mirror of My Soul" at the “School of Arts and Culture” at the Mexican Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock, Ave., San Jose, CA 95116. 408/272-9924, www.acteva.com/go/sjmag. I saw the awardwinning production of Monk while in Dakar for the FESMAN or the World Festival of Black Art and Culture in 2010. Small world (smile). We close with an extended conversation with Edris Cooper-Anifowoshe, whose direction of Lorriane Hansberry Theatre's current production of Joe Penhall's disturbingly insightful piece, "Blue/Orange" is stellar.  Catch the play which features Carl Lumbly through March 18, at LHT new home 450 Post Street in San Francisco. Visit www.lhtsf.org or (415) 474-8800.