Art audiobooks
“Jumping”
By: Keith Jarrett
Narrated by: Michael Toms & Phil Catalfo
Length: 58 minutes
Abridged: No
Among music lovers everywhere, Keith Jarrett is known as an artist of rare gifts. Here he brings those gifts to a captivating discussion of his work, especially the ineffable art of improvisation--or, as we termed it here, "jumping" (as in "jumping off the deep edge"). Read more
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Unleashing The Inner Writer
By: Gabriele Rico
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 52 minutes
Abridged: No
Have you ever harbored dreams of being a writer? You’re far from alone. Have you wrestled time and again with a seeming inability to write? You’ve got even more company there. Now help is on the way in the person of Gabriele Rico, who was Professor of English and Creative Arts at San Jose State University. In her book Writing the Natural Way,... Read more
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Turn Your Radio On: Michael Toms Is Interviewed by George Leonard
By: Michael Toms
Narrated by: George Leonard & Phil Catalfo
Length: 1 hour 49 minutes
Abridged: No
Here Toms reveals his own early roots of how New Dimensions came through a series of synchronistic events. He also talks about his own spiritual background. This was a live radio program and includes calls from listeners. Read more
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Dharma Elegance
By: Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 50 minutes
Abridged: No
Merging life with art is the central theme here as Chogyam Trungpa weaves the contemplative life together with the visionary world of the artist who resides in all of us. Read more
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Free Associating
By: Ken Nordine
Narrated by: Phil Catalfo
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
This is a flight of fancy with Ken Nordine, one of radio's creative geniuses. He is the man who created the marvelous "Word Jazz" records of the late 1950s and whose voice has visited our homes on countless radio and TV commercials over the years. For anyone who loves radio or sound in any medium, this conversation is a must. Read more
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Magic Words
By: Robert Bly
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 56 minutes
Abridged: No
We take our title from an Eskimo poem recited by Bly during this extraordinary dialogue with one of America's greatest contemporary poets. Bly brings us in touch with the deeper chords of consciousness residing in us all. Read more
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Ginsberg Remembers
By: Allen Ginsberg
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 55 minutes
Abridged: No
This is one man's trip from the late l940's to the early ‘80's, with lengthy stops in the Beat ’50's, the anti-war/psychedelic ’60's, and the ineffable ’70's. Poet, mystic, consousness explorer, activist and singer, Ginsberg tells all about his activities and inspirations, from the literary trio of Blake, Burroughs and Kerouac to Tibetan Buddhism. Read more
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Shakespeare in Life
By: Stephen Lacey, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
A Shakespeare scholar and Professor of English at Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, discusses the relevance of literature in terms of its psychological value. His talk is illustrated with historical and anecdotal references to the life and works of Shakespeare, the Jacobeans, Samuel Johnson, Proust and others Read more
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Meeting With a Remarkable Man
By: Peter Brook
Narrated by: Michael Toms
Length: 57 minutes
Abridged: No
Listen to an extraordinary and probing conversation with the renowned filmmaker, theater producer, and director of "Lord of the Flies," "Marat-Sade," and "Meetings with Remarkable Men," based on Gurdjieff's book of the same title. Read more
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Profile and Interview with Katherine Dunham
By: PBS NewsHour
Narrated by: PBS NewsHour
Length: 22 minutes
Abridged: No
This 1978 episode of The MacNeil/Lehrer Report profiles dancer and choreographer Katherine Dunham. Read more
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