Jazz musician and jazz music publisher, Chuck Sher has just released the audio book Poetry and Jazz: A Magical Marriage featuring the poetry of Rilke, Rumi, and Rexroth among others, read by world class interpreters to great jazz compositions by the likes of Clare Fischer, Maria Schneider, and Stan Getz. Some of you may know Chuck as a radio personality; he has been one of the regular hosts of KRCB’s Jazz Connections for many years. Poetry and Jazz: A Magical Marriage is “an intertwining of two deep art forms to create something brand new –an audio book unlike anything done previously.” http://www.shermusic.com/We’ll also speak with Raphael Block who has collaborated with musicians such as Bhavani Judith Tucker and Phil Lawrence, and whose poetry has been set to music and performed by the Occidental Community Choir. We’ll talk with him about his life and art. http://raphaelblock.com/