#MiracleAlert
Beautiful People,
Please Join Me in Saying Happy New B’Earth Year Lewis Nash Co-Author GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE!
Also, Congratulations Lewis on being named a #GiantOfJazz one month ago today! It’s no wonder since as a drumner you appear on more than 500 recordings, including 10 Grammy Award winners and numerous Grammy nominees including Donald Vega’s Grammy Nominated #AsITravel for Best Latin Jazz Album.
We are grateful for the wisdom of #JohnLee, Grammy Awardwinning producer and bassist and the
#GiantsOfJazz Founder, now in its 25th year.
The music and words shared by #JohnLee and so many others is a tribute to you as a Master Drummer and a Man of True Compassion, Humility & Integrity.
That evening of November 30th 2024 at SOPAC is especially memorable. The #GiantsOfJazz artist line-up included Eric Alexander, Don Braden,Tommy Campbell, Cyrus Chestnut, Emmet Cohen, Steve Davis, John DiMartino, Dezron Douglas,
Roberta Gambarini, Benito Gonzales, Winard Harper, Billy Hart,
Freddie Hendrix, Mike LeDonne,
Brandon McCune, Rufus Reid,
Evan Sherman, Terell Stafford,
Dave Stryker, Erena Terakubo,
Jeff “Tain” Watts, John Webber,
Bruce Williams, Buster Williams &
Steve Wilson.
Their passionate music and words remains imprinted in the hearts of many.
“Lewis Nash Makes Us Better” said Steve Wilson He is so very right and his words were a Goodness Bullseye!
#LewisNash Thank you for your participation and endorsement of the new book GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE which appears below.
“Visionary and spiritual lightbearer Melony McGant has woven together a wonderful collection of beautiful and thought-provoking stories by people from all walks of life, each highlighting the inherent power of Good to enrich and sustain our lives. Treat this book as you would a trusted friend or mentor … as a source and a resource; filled with words of wisdom, inspiration and solace.” — Lewis Nash, GRAMMY Award Winning American Jazz Drummer, Bob and Gretchen Ravenscroft Professor of Practice in Jazz, Arizona State University School of Music
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As we enter into 2025 I am reminded of your emotional and thought provoking piece called “HINDSIGHT 2020 in GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE. Your words are important and a call for us to come together in Goodness so that we create a more equitable and safe world.
You write… “On May 25th, 2020, Memorial Day, the world witnessed the racist, barbaric, inhumane torture and murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. On June 4th, I watched the first of three memorial services being held for Mr. Floyd.
I watched from the living room of my house here in Phoenix while sitting beneath a wall filled with photos of my deceased parents, grandparents, great-grandparents and other relatives and ancestors. You see, this was my parents’ house, where so many joyous family gatherings and celebrations took place.
As I watched the service and listened to the songs and words of the various speakers, my feelings vacillated between sadness, anger, encouragement, and hope. As the service drew to a close, everyone was asked to stand in silence for eight minutes and forty-six seconds– the length of time that police officers had remained with their knees on Mr. Floyd’s neck and body. I stood, faced the photos of my ancestors, acknowledged them and all they’d endured during their lifetimes here in America, bowed my head and immersed myself fully into the present moment.
Tears streamed down my face as I experienced the almost 9 minutes, reflecting on how Mr. Floyd suffered before he took his last breath. I took several deep breaths to try and calm the emotions I was feeling, and suddenly it hit me–that what I was doing at that moment, taking deep breaths, was something Mr. Floyd was being callously and deliberately prevented from doing! After the incident in Minneapolis happened, my two adult daughters reached out to me from New York City to express their shock, outrage and concern. They realize that in America, it could very well have been their father with a racist police officer’s knee on his neck…”
THANK YOU #LEWISNASH for Your Heartfelt Integrity and Voice of Compassion, Courage, Hope and Reason that We Will Need in 2025 and Beyond!
GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE is an Anthology of Hope with writings collected by Rev. Melony McGant, edited by Andrea Christofferson & Shannon Wong with profound Foreword by Cultural Icon Ben Vereen & Sacred Legacy Re-Memberings by 100 People!
Always,
Melony 👑❤️🐢👑
aka Miss Mellie Rainbow 🌈
