Episodes 24
Avg. Duration 57m
Activity Declining
Apple Rating 4.8 (5)
Since Apr 2024
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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I am a Depth-oriented, jazz-loving psychotherapist using jazz as a means to promote self-reflection, process current events, and to expand consciousness. Serving jazz lovers and those who want to learn about jazz!

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Season 3 Ep 2: A Drumming Legacy: Brother Ruckus on Life, Drums, Standing Up, & the music his of his father, Ralph Peterson

Feb 05, 2026 1h 17m

In this episode, Jesse speaks with acclaimed drummer and Berkelee College of Music Alumni Brother Ruckus. Covering his life, they discuss his path to music, his spirituality and how it manifests…

Jazz Singer Vivian Lee, The Power of Intention, and the vocals of Carmen McRae

Sep 21, 2025 1h 11m

In this episode, Jesse speaks with renowned jazz singer Vivian Lee about her intrepid career, being open to inspiration at all times, and what Carmen McRae teaches us about the power of lyrics. We…

Season 3 Episode 1 Premiere: Spiritual Director /Author Lori Jean, Embracing our Shadow Side, and Guitarist Pat Metheny

Sep 05, 2025 1h 17m

In the Season 3 premiere, we kick off our Jesse talks to Spiritual Director/Depth psychology author Lori Jean about Jung’s concept of the shadow and how important it is to be able to embrace our…

Season 2 Episode 11 (Season Finale!): Artist Cooper Salmon, A Worldwide Meditation for Artists, and the music of Guitarist Kenny Burrell

Aug 07, 2025 49m

In this episode, Jesse interviews artist Cooper Salmon, MFA. They talk about his passion for art and work as an artist with a visual disability, and then do a worldwide mediation for artists. They…

Season 2, Episode 10: Teacher Heidi Witter, A Celebration of Education, and Philly Joe Jones

Jul 17, 2025 1h 4m

In this episode, Jesse interviews veteran teacher and marathon runner (and her sister!) Heidi Witter. Heidi shares how being an AA member changed her life, reflects on her spiritual path, and imparts…

Season 2 Episode 9: Realtor Dylan Anderson, Celebrating LGBTQia+, and the Legacy of Lena Horne

Jul 04, 2025 1h

In this episode, Jesse interviews Realtor Dylan Anderson. We meditate and celebrate the LGBTQia+ community, and celebrate and listen to the music of singer, Civil Rights Activist and legend Lena…

Season 2, Episode 8: Rigdzin, Jazz, and The Rainbow Body

May 16, 2025 57m

Connect with us!Website: jazztherapy.comInstagram: thejazztherapyTiktok: jazztherapyYoutube: @thejazztherapyjesseFind us on all streaming platforms now.May Jazz Therapy Soothe Your SoulMusic in this…

S2E7 Season 2, Episode 7: "Dr. Joe Gillman, Individuation, and the Music of Herbie Hancock"

Apr 09, 2025 47m

In this episode, Jesse talks with renowned pianist and educator and restauranteur Dr. Joe Gillman, about his calling to music, spirituality, jazz, and the path of Individuation, or becoming one's own…

Season 2 Episode 6: How we bear and thrive amidst Uncertainty and the piano of Erroll Garner

Mar 19, 2025 38m

In this episode, Jesse reflects on the growing global uncertainty, her own personal uncertainty, from a Depth-oriented psychological perspective. We talk about how we can care for these states of…

Season 2 Episode 5: A Deep Dive into Mary Lou Williams’ “Black Christ of the Andes”

Feb 07, 2025 39m

In this Special Edition: “Album Therapy” episode, Jesse and the audience listen Mary Lou Williams’s visionary album “Black Christ of the Andes,” honoring San Martin de Porres, the first Black saint…

Season 2, Episode 4: Breaking our Bad Habits, Self-Compassion, and the resiliency of Phinneas Newborn, Jr

Jan 06, 2025 35m

In this episode, Jesse talks about how we can break bad habits from neuroscientific, psychological, and spiritual perspectives. We do a visualization for breaking our bad habits, and are soothed by…

Season 2 Episode 3: Post: Election Special: The Power of One, Meditation for the USA, and the Genius of Clifford Brown

Dec 05, 2024 39m

In this episode, Jesse processes her feelings about the election. She explores the “power of one,” the idea that one person can change a group and the world. We turn to the jazz of Clifford Brown, an…

Season 2, Episode 2: Preconceived Notions, Mindfulness and Self Compassion, and the Intensity of Sidney Bechet

Nov 06, 2024 30m

In this in this episode, Jesse talks about having preconceived, notions and assumptions, and how she’s been wrong about some things recently. She talks about bringing mindfulness and compassion when…

Season 2, Episode 1: The Monkey Mind, Inner Peace, and the genius of Ahmad Jamal

Oct 17, 2024 34m

Welcome back, Jazz Lovers, to the premiere of Season 2! In this episode, Jesse talks about the Buddhist concept of the "monkey mind," how she struggles, and ways we can calm the mind. Finally, we…

Episode 10: Shinrin-yoku: The Japanese Art of Forest Bathing, a Meditation, and the genius of Eric Dolphy

Jun 22, 2024 53m

In Episode 10, also our Season 1 Finale, Jesse talks about the Japanese concept of "Forest Bathing," how nature is so therapeutic for all of us, and how we can call get outdoors more often. Then, we…

Episode 9: The beauty of immigrants, “Othering” others, and Paquito D’Rivera

Jun 12, 2024 55m

In this episode, Jesse talks about all of us being immigrants, celebrating diversity, and how we have a proclivity to “other” those different than us. We listen to the music of Cuban-American…

Episode 8: Wu Wei: The Art of Not Forcing, and Christian McBride

Jun 07, 2024 50m

In this episode, Jesse ponders the Daoist concept of “Wu Wei,” or “Don’t Force,” and how we can all align better with the Tao, or flow of the Universe. We listen to amazing bassist Christian McBride,…

Episode 7: Group Therapy, Dying to the Ego, and Red Garland

May 23, 2024 57m

In this episode, Jesse talks about pianist Red Garland and how his involvement in The Miles Davis Quintet is an example of “dying to the ego.” She applies psychodynamic aspects of group therapy to…

Episode 6: Trailblazing Spirituality, Mary Lou Williams, and The War in Gaza

May 16, 2024 33m

In this episode, Jesse reflects upon the life of the multi-talented Mary Lou Williams, pianist, composer, arranger, and spiritual trailblazer. Then, she guides the audience through a Mett mediation…

Episode 5: Curiosity, Spirituality and Sinatra

May 02, 2024 1h 3m

Jesse speaks with Larry Saidman, host of the hit podcast “Discovering Jazz.” They discuss curiosity as a spiritual path, Larry’s lifelong love of music, and listen to jazz.Song 1: "[How Little It…

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