Jazz Artist Liza Lee Releasing Exciting New CD, Anima, with a Personal Mission on January 27, 2009

Jazz Artist Liza Lee Releasing Exciting New CD, Anima, with a Personal Mission on January 27, 2009

Jazz artist Liza Lee's new CD, Anima, is due to be released January 27, 2009, on the Jazz Doll Records label. In 2006 her promising jazz career was taking off with release of her first CD, Scarlet Mark, when 29-year-old Liza suffered a stroke. Liza is back with a new CD reflective of her life altering experience. With a new understanding of the inequities in women's health care, Liza has chosen to donate the proceeds from Anima to The Society For Women's Health Research (SWHR), a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 14, 2009

Jazz artist Liza Lee's new CD, Anima, is due to be released January 27, 2009, on the Jazz Doll Records label. It is an extremely personal CD. In 2006 her promising jazz career as a recording artist, performer and composer was taking off with the breakout critically acclaimed release of her first CD Scarlet Mark, when 29-year-old Liza suffered a stroke. Now, having made a full comeback, Liza (pronounced the same as the famous Minnelli) is back with a new CD reflective of her life altering experience. With a new understanding of the inequities in women's health care by personal experience, Liza has chosen to donate the proceeds from Anima to The Society For Women's Health Research (SWHR), a non-profit organization whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy (www. womenshealthresearch. org).

Liza has chosen for Anima a collection of songs that are fresh, unpredictable and innovative. Most of the songs were composed or co-composed by women including Joni Mitchell's "Blue," "A Thousand Kisses Deep" by Leonard Cohen and Sharon Robinson, and Kate Bush's "Wow." Liza is particularly haunting on "Silver Dagger" a song about confounding expectations. She also presents a unique and memorable interpretation of the Peggy Lee hit "Is That All There Is?" Her supporting cast includes such notables as pianists Bruce Barth, Michael Kanan, David Cook and Art Hirahara, bassist Pat O'Leary, drummers Michael Petrosino and Eric Halvorson, the reeds of Scott Robinson, Jim Clouse and Adam Kolker, and guitarist Kelsey Warren. Singer Shayna Steele duets with Liza on "Calling You."

Anima also includes some of Liza's highly praised yet controversial original compositions. She co-wrote "Revolving Mattress" with New York writer, arranger, producer and pianist David Cook and penned "Sorry Child" and "Lay We Down" with bassist and composer Pat O'Leary.

Liza's rendering of lyrics has been described as moving. "Liza has something unique going on. Musically her palette runs to the all the colours of the rainbow and her lyrics could - and should - be published in a volume of verse just as they are," says UK artist and pop phenomenon Ariel.

Liza explains, "I want you to feel these stories. Some are joyful, some are painful and some straddle the lines as our lives do. Anima is interpreted from inside of my feminine voice filtered through these talented men playing their instruments."

The title of the CD, Anima, was inspired by her three and a half year struggle through the medical system with her various health issues. It comes from the concept of the Anima and Animus by Carl Jung. Anima is an emotional journey.

"The idea for Anima began to germinate about two years ago," says Liza. "I picked up Carl Gustav Jung's Memories, Dreams, Reflections. I was especially enthralled by his concept of the 'Anima' and 'Animus.' The union of the pull of Anima, the female aspects present in the collective unconscious of men, and Animus, the male aspect present in the collective unconscious of women."

"To me Anima represents the feminine whisper inside of a patriarchal society," explains Liza. "After my stroke I went from doctor to doctor searching for answers. I was having trouble getting back in touch both physically and creatively. Doctors told me that I might never sing or write again. These blanket statements without hope or answers were not acceptable to me."

"I was confronted with a seeming lack of understanding regarding my plight from the primarily male dominated medical profession. This is when I learned that little research is done on how illness, disease and medications uniquely affect women's bodies," she goes on to explain. "I believe that we should increase funding for women's health research and I'm trying to do my part with Anima."

Liza Lee is compounding her mark on today's jazz scene with the release of Anima. Her personal and haunting musical interpretations exhibit an emotional vulnerability laced with a confident understanding of life's realities.

Liza is an important voice of the 21st Century. Her continual evolution and development, which are uniquely displayed on Anima, are fascinating to hear and her thought-provoking music is always memorable. She has undoubtedly proven herself a consistently intriguing vocalist and a significant addition to the current jazz scene with this CD…and now she's back.

Liza Lee Website: http://www. lizaleejazz. com/ (http://www. lizaleejazz. com/)

The Society For Women's Health Research (SWHR): www. womenshealthresearch. org

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NHMA, HHS to Honor Latino Doctors in Louisiana, Texas Who Helped in Katrina

NHMA, HHS to Honor Latino Doctors in Louisiana, Texas Who Helped in Katrina

The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), in conjunction with the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Minority Health, will recognize Hispanic physicians' dedication to medicine and patients at three press conferences. They are: 2:30 p. m. Feb. 13, St. Jerome Catholic Church Mobile Health Unit in Kenner, LA; 10:30 a. m. Feb. 14 at Trevisio Restaurant in the Texas Medical Center in Houston; and 10 a. m. Feb. 15 at CentroMed in San Antonio.

WASHINGTON, DC (PRWEB) February 10, 2006 -–

In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, Hispanic doctors in New Orleans lost their medical practices but gained a new purpose and new patients who have suffered as they have, while their colleagues in Texas opened their doors to evacuees.

As evacuees flocked to Texas, doctors in San Antonio put their Spanish-language and medical skills to work helping Hispanics who lost everything. In Houston, Hispanic physicians opened their doors to evacuees at no charge as others rushed to the Astrodome, hauling medical supplies.

The doctors’ efforts haven’t gone unnoticed, neither by their patients nor the nation.

The National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA), in conjunction with the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office of Minority Health, will recognize their dedication to medicine and patients at three press conferences. They are: 2:30 p. m. Feb. 13, St. Jerome Catholic Church Mobile Health Unit in Kenner, LA; 10:30 a. m. Feb. 14 at Trevisio Restaurant in the Texas Medical Center in Houston; and 10 a. m. Feb. 15 at CentroMed in San Antonio.

“The efforts of these doctors and their health teams are a testament of their commitment to protect the health of those most vulnerable in our nation,” said Dr. Garth Graham, HHS deputy assistant secretary for minority health. “In times of crisis and confusion, having a health provider who understands your health needs and provides culturally competent care in a language you can understand is invaluable. The Office of Minority Health is proud to honor these champions of compassion and service.”

NHMA President Dr. Elena Rios is working with HHS and NHMA’s medical societies in Louisiana and Texas to help bring the latest resources from FEMA and other federal agencies so Hispanic patients can receive medical care and social services.

“There are many hard-working Hispanic families who lost their homes in Katrina and are starting all over,” Rios said. “Others have left their families to come help rebuild New Orleans, and they too need medical care. We are here to help direct them to the latest community resources and to honor our fellow Hispanic physicians for their leadership in the face of this crisis.”

“We are seeing a lot of people now who are very depressed,” said Dr. Soffy Botero, president of the Hispanic American Medical Association of Louisiana. “We are seeing Hispanic families who are living apart. It is very difficult to watch.”

Botero is among a group of Hispanic physicians whose homes and practices were damaged or destroyed but stayed in the city to give much-needed medical care in makeshift clinics all over the New Orleans area. Many of those doctors face financial, physical and emotional hardship themselves. “The problems here are insurmountable,” she said. “We don’t have offices, a patient base or hospital. Many of our doctors lost their homes. It’s like starting all over.”

Dr. John J. Estrada, chairman of NHMA’s Council of Medical Societies and president of the Latino Health Access Network (LHAN) in Louisiana, said he has been working with numerous Latino patients who are underserved and uninsured. “This is a very vulnerable population, and it’s very devastating to not be able to provide quality care to these people,” said Estrada, a member of NHMA, a nonprofit organization representing licensed Hispanic physicians in the U. S.

The majority of the public health care centers that serve the Latino community in New Orleans were damaged or destroyed following Katrina. The 2000 Census counted about 15,000 Hispanics in New Orleans, but unofficial estimates are higher: 70,000 to 100,000 Hondurans, and 40,000 Mexicans.

Following the aftermath, Hispanic physicians in Houston cared for countless pregnant women, people with mental illness and diabetics without medicine. “I saw one person who lost everything,” said Dr. Armando Jarquin, past president of the Hispanic American Medical Association of Houston (HAMAH). “He was feeling tired and anxious, but he didn’t want to go the emergency room – he was afraid of the bills.”

“It was amazing to see people come together as a team in a crisis. We as doctors do that as part of our profession, but this was different,” said Dr. Marcos Caldero, who cared for evacuees at the Houston Astrodome. “There was a sense of community and an unspoken bond and an urgent need to be of service – to do something, anything, to help.”

San Antonio’s Hispanic physicians worked round-the-clock to bring medical care to evacuees, shuttling them from warehouses to office buildings that were turned into makeshift shelters and clinics. “These doctors left their families at home – or brought them along to help – so they could care for families in dire need,” said Dr. Sandra Guerra-Cantu, president-elect of the Mexican American/Hispanic Physicians Association and regional medical director of the Texas Department of State Health Services in San Antonio. “Many left their medical practices behind and carried medical supplies, medications and other items to give the evacuees a sense of normalcy in the midst of disaster.”

“I think this tragedy shows that despite all, the human spirit triumphs in the face of adversity and that we can come together as a community – whether a community of doctors or Latinos – and make a difference in someone’s life,” said Barbie Hernandez, executive director of the Mexican American/Hispanic Physicians Association. “That is rewarding beyond all else.”

“These doctors are heroes,” Rios said. “NHMA is working with HHS to help mobilize Hispanic doctors in the aftermath of such tragedies. We are directing them to resources and services so they can best serve the Hispanic community during and after a crisis.”

In addition, NHMA is placing information on its Web site to help direct Katrina victims and doctors to health and social services.

Established in 1994 in Washington, DC, NHMA is a nonprofit association that represents licensed Hispanic physicians in the U. S. in its mission to improve health care for Hispanics and the underserved. For more information, visit www. nhmamd. org.

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