THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 24: VIOLETTA & WOODY ARE STUCK IN DIFFERENT DIMENSIONS In Episode 23, nothing made any sense in Woody’s world. Indeed, his dreams hinted at the very existence of Violetta. Armstrong told Woody about their performance the previous evening, and…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 23: WHERE YOUR MIND WENT, ONLY YOU KNOW In Episode 22, Violetta reached out to Woody after he was catapulted into another dimension. Tortured by Lenny’s death as he saved Violetta from the Ellicott Room fire, she dedicated herself to finding …

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 22: TRAGEDY STRIKES THE ELLICOTT ROOM In Episode 21, Woody was sling-that into another dimension of Pitch Black. Without his music to guide him. Without Trumpet Man. And Without Violetta. He floated in space, unable to see, hear, or help hims…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 21: SLING-SHOT INTO ANOTHER DIMENSION In Episode 20, Woody managed to rescue Violetta and her guitar after her fall behind stage, but he was unable to save her psyche. He had no doubt that only he could salvage the performance, but what happe…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 20: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS SHEER PANIC FOR WOODY In Episode 19, Woody and Violetta put on their performance face in preparation for their encore concert at The Ellicott Room. Sensing Violetta’s distraction from reality, Woody realizes their wor…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 19: VIOLETTA’S WORLD IS OUT OF SYNC, SPINNING DOWNHILL FAST In Episode 18, Woody was in the midst of journeying to The Zone once again, when all at once, he intuited Violetta’s attempt to travel with him in mid-stream. Sensing what was about …

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 18: STRANGE THINGS ARE ABOUT TO HAPPEN In Episode 17, Violetta returned to the Ellicott Room to perform for an audience who knew her so well. To Woody’s surprise, she introduced Woody as her one and only love. And then, something remarkable h…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 17: WOODY’S LIFE IS ABOUT TO TAKE A NEW DIRECTION In Episode 16, Woody waited in the wings while Violetta began their first performance together at Lenny Dee’s Ellicott Room. Woody quickly realized that she was lost on stage, both literally a…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 16: WAITING IN THE WINGS In Episode 15, after meeting the inimitable Lenny Dee, Violetta’s appointed guardian and godfather after the death of her parents, the three of them agreed that for their first performance at the Ellicott Room, Woody …

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 15: TRAGEDY IMPACTS US IN WAYS WE'LL NEVER KNOW In Episode 14, Woody realized he must question Violetta about what happened during their last performance. She opened up about the death of her parents, both performing musicians. Then she talke…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 14: DOES SHE EVER ANSWER YOU? In Episode 13, Woody was in the midst of journeying to The Zone once again. But this time, he realized he was being dragged from his peaceful ascension high above the stage by Violetta, for reasons he couldn’t un…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 13: OVERTAKEN BY THE DEEP SLEEP In Episode 12, Violetta invited Woody to sit in with her for the final set of her performance. Once on stage together, it was obvious to all that the two of them were destined to perform together. In a manner o…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 12: DESTINY TAKES OVER In Episode 11, Woody was immediately smitten by the physical beauty of Violetta on stage, a rare treat for him to be not on the stage himself, but in the audience observing another musician. And yet, despite her beauty,…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 11: SMITTEN BY HER BEAUTY In Episode 10, Woody found himself in the middle of a blizzard, finding refuge in a mountain lodge. He couldn’t help but notice the poster in front of the restaurant, announcing the performance of a beautiful young m…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 10: LIFE’S NEW DIRECTION In Episode 9, Woody was rescued from his fears by The Performer, who virtually forced him to return to the stage. At the conclusion of this performance, Woody found himself in that once familiar position of feeling hi…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 9: WOODY RETURNS TO THE ZONE In Episode 8, The Performer virtually forced Woody back onto the stage to fulfill his musical destiny. Despite his fear, he soon realized that this was meant to be, and he allowed himself to open his mind to every…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 8: JUST HAVE FUN, WOODY! In Episode 7, The Performer revealed his intimate knowledge of Woody’s musical life, not to mention his friendship with Trumpet Man. After confiding to Woody that his journey was a reflection of Woody’s journey, The P…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 7: TIME TO CLIMB BACK UP ON THE HORSE In Episode 6, after the fiasco he experienced during his first journey to The Zone, Woody took to the highways and byways of small-town America in search of a new direction in life. But he found something…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 6: THE VAGABOND LEARNS THE TRUTH In Episode 5, after collapsing on stage in a panic, Woody awoke on a couch in pianist Ivory Keyes’ apartment, unable to account for the last 36-hours of his life. His first journey to The Zone left him unwilli…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 5: WOODY’S ESCAPE In Episode 4, Woody experienced his first journey to The Zone as his mind rose above the cacophony of the on-stage performance. But it turned out to be a far different experience than even he could have expected, when he hea…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 4: WOODY IN THE ZONE In Episode 3, Woody was called upon at the last minute to sit in with a top notch Jazz band. Without benefit of any preconcert rehearsal, his nerves were frayed. But by the end of the show, he knew he was ready for his fe…

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 3: WOODY & TURBULENT WATERS In Episode Two, Woody Reed and Trumpet Man became not only musical colleagues but the best of friends. Trumpet Man told Woody about his dream of getting his big break in the music business. But fate intervened and …

THIS IS A SERIAL PODCAST! BEGIN WITH EPISODE 1 AND CONTINUE IN ORDER TO APPRECIATE THE TOTAL STORY! EPISODE 2: PROTEGE & MENTOR In Episode One, a young protege met and performed with his much older mentor, quickly engaging in a musical conversation not uncommon to Jazz musicians. The Narrator told you about The Zone with this dire warning: What awa…

EPISODE ONE: THE NARRATOR We begin this Podcast series with a mystical story about a Jazz protege and his mentor. Experience the Jazz Life, expressed through the eyes and ears of a menagerie of memorable characters. Each Episode is the starting point for the one to follow. Written notes are included to remind you where the story left off at the con…