Vocalist Maud Hixson is a cool, swinging Minnesota gal whose clear sound and unencumbered delivery lets her virtuosity sneak up on you, in contrast to so many jazz singers today who make sure you hear their vocal chops at hello.Maud Hixson grew up listening to the Great American Standards of the 1930’s, ‘40s and ‘50s and only discovered the work of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett when he reached out to compliment her recording of one of his favorite songs. A friendship developed and now Maud celebrates this long association with her latest CD, Permanent Moonlight, Songs of Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, which recently won a Bistro Award.

Guest: Arif Khatib, Founder, Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame talks about the Pamela Price Tribute event that the Multi-Ethnic Sports Hall of Fame is putting on this August 3rd. Also Georgia Dunn, Cartoonist talks about her popular comic strip "Breaking Cat News!"