Greetings Earthlings, from the warm sunny gardens of Pompano, Florida. I have lived the life of a bird this year, taking my leave from the cold, dry, firecracker-ridden city of Beijing (Chinese New Year) for the south south. All I have to say is it’s a brilliant plan. I am sunkissed and heading back to Beijing next week. The month of March is gonna be fun and busy.

First line of business will be rehearsals with my new rock trio, The Heavenly Stems. Yes, Jess and the… We have a gig at Yugong Yishan on the 23rd of March. Will be filmed and photographed. Now that I am a movie star, I gotta step up the rock star part.

Second is the songwriter in a round session I am gonna do on March 9th in conjunction with The Bookworm’s Int’l Literary Festival. All kinds of cool authors, poets and readers will be participating in this. It’s a big deal. Check here for more details: http://www.beijingbookworm.com

If you didn’t know, I play myself, Jess Meider, jazz singer in a new movie that just came out February 1st. It’s the Chinese version of “What Women Want” starring Andy Lau and Gong Li. Two of my original songs are featured from my jazz album “Dao.” I perform “Now is the Time” on stage for the stars, accompany Andy Lau as he sings to Gong Li and apparently later in the movie, another scene features my song “Kiss” in the background. I have not seen the movie yet, but upon my return to Beijing I will make sure I get to the theaters to see it. The preview link is in the blog posted 2 down from this one.

I also want to thank all my fans and friends that send me comments and emails about my music and how it affects their lives. I am learning that there is something soothing about the albums I have so far produced. I hear from all over the world, lately from Germany, Brazil, Norway, England, and the US. When I write the songs, it is a purely pleasurable process that results in a feeling of joy. It’s like pulling something precious from the ocean of energy, and performing the songs is just my expression of all of our potential. Thank you all for your support. I encourage you to spread and share my music to your friends and family. The best way to perpetuate a good thing is to share it.

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More soon.
Peace out***