More endorsements

We are pleased to receive some additional affirmation for Thriving on a Riff. Here are a few endorsements:

• If you've ever been moved by music... Improvised ways to enliven your soul... Pull up a chair, pour yourself a drink, and dive in to Thriving on a Riff. This is prayer. - Diane Stephens Hogue, spiritual director and former convener, Liturgy & Spirituality Seminar Group, North American Academy of liturgy.

• Jazz is born of diversity; it requires openness. It's a shared improvisational thread that can overcome bigotry and unite all who embrace it. In these pages, Bill Carter - who cheekily confesses that he was put on Earth to "pray the piano" - rhapsodizes about the timeless euphoria of wholly embracing a transformative jazz performance. He's a born raconteur; readers from every walk of life will enjoy his sublime gift of sharing the jazz world's more uplifting and provocative stories, and for gently reminding us of music's power for spiritual healing.  - Derrick Bang, author of Vince Guaraldi at the Piano.

• The stories, insightful connections to theological thought and spiritual experience, and unabashed passion of Thriving on a Riff will be memorable music for your soul. Take your time and savor; there is vibrant reflective inspiration here. Moreover, I take personal joy in knowing that this fine, meaningful offering adds more fuel to the fire of a belief I have held for many years: Jazz is the exclamation point to the Resurrection!   - Kirk Byron Jones, author of The Jazz of Preaching: How to Preach with Great Freedom and Joy, and The Spiritual Treasure of Jazz: Wisdom that will Make Your Life Swing!