A departure from the usual format: Armand DiMele steps back and simply plays music he loves, including jazz from Ray Bryant and Dizzy Gillespie. The episode opens with a spoken-word meditation on music as a universal language that soothes, uplifts, and connects all people.
Legendary alto saxophonist Sonny Fortune joins Armand DiMele and Dr. Kent Robertshaw, MD, Psychiatrist, to trace how Fortune went from corrugated box factory worker and teenage father in Philadelphia to one of jazz’s most celebrated voices. The conversation moves through early perseverance, the power of mentors, and what separates artists who endure from those who walk away.
