Zentertainment Talk Radio

Zentertainment Talk Radio is all about discovery. It's a place to discover (or uncover) creativity, healing, peace, and laughter.
Laughter is, afterall, the best medicine!
It's just one of the many tools that keep us keepin' on.
Think of Zentertainment Talk Radio as a giant toolbox!

I am a teacher and an endless student. Life experience is my classroom. I love when I get an A in class.
The way I see it, A stands for accomplishment, applause, appreciation, allowing, and absolutely AMAZING.

In this classroom, I have gotten some Fs. (I tried to hide them but Fs always Find you).
Have you ever thought F stood for failure? I have learned that what F truly stands for is:
Follow your heart, Fear not, Have Faith, Forgive, and FLY AGAIN. (And again and again).

I love to read books and have been known to read two books in a day. I love erotic poetry, a good mystery novel, and stories
that make me feel as if I am eavesdropping onto a whole new world.
It is these worlds, which once discovered, change me forever.
I also keep an illegal number of journals which are strewn about in drawers, storage units, and miscellaneous corners.

I love books by authors that are focused on healing or metaphysical topics.
I find myself remembering what I have always known or perhaps considering it from another angle.
Angles are funny things. Have you ever played the word game BOGGLE?
Just when you think you couldn't possibly find any more words, you turn the direction of the cube around and suddenly a new word just
jumps out.

Life is that way.

There have been times when I've had goals that seemed impossible, when every circumstance seemed to be against me.
I know what it is to be so low that zero is looking up.
But one day I realized that impossible = I AM POSSIBLE.

Zentertainment Talk Radio is all about discovering what is possible in any situation.
I am realizing that as Martin Luther King once said, "You don't have to see the whole staircase to take one step."

It takes courage to move forward without seeing the whole picture,
to keep going in the direction of our dreams even if we can only see what is right in front of us.

Can I be here, now? Not in the past, not in the future, just now?

Being in the present is being open to uncertainty and to surprises which can feel scary at times,
but can often bring great gifts.

In this fast paced world, we often think we have to sprint to reach our destination. I have done my fair share of sprinting,
but have also learned the hard way that "the turtle rules."

(Although somebody made me laugh recently when he said, "The turtle rules because the turtle wrote the ending!")

I still believe that we can reach our destination by slowing down, and we get there in better shape in the end!
I believe that peace and change in the world begins with peace and change within each one of us.
Within me. Within you.
This school is never ending. Thank God for recess, my friends, and my sparkly blue hula hoop!
It's a whole new world. Come on in....

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Mp3 Review called this NYC based artist "a modern-day Marianne Faithful." Cafe Music Network said she's "alluring, feisty and poignant," and Album Network called her "the real deal, a passionate singer, fluid piano player, and a kick-ass, tell-it-like-it-is songwriter!"

Jo Davidson is an accomplished musician, composer, producer, photographer, writer and talk show host. As the host and producer of the popular
online podcast Zentertainment Talk Radio, Jo has interviewed well known authors such as Carolyn Myss (Entering the Castle), Candace Pert
(The Molecules of Emotion), Dr. Larry Dossey (The Extraordinary Healing power of Ordinary Things),
Martha Beck (Columnist for the Oprah Magazine) and many others.

Formerly signed to Warner Chappell Music Publishing, Jo eventually formed her own publishing company, SIMPLY SAID SONGS. Music Jo has written and produced has been featured in television and film including General Hospital, All My Children, VH1's campy cult classic "Friends Til the End," Felicity, Blossom, MTV, NBC, The OXYGEN Network, Tom and Jerry The Movie, Along For The Ride starring Melanie Griffith (the song "Ghost town)", The Good Girl starring Jennifer Aniston (the song "I Don't Dance"). Jo's songs have been recorded by artists such as Melissa Manchester, Stephanie Mills, and others.

In 2003, Meat Loaf recorded and released Jo's song "Why Isn't That Enough" on his album titled "I Couldn't Have Said It Better"

Jo's song "Kiss Me There" was featured on a summer giveaway Oprah Winfrey compilation CD along with Rod Stewart, Bette Midler, Eric Clapton and others.

Jo produced and recorded her debut CD KISS ME THERE along with co-producer and engineer, Greg Ladanyi (Jackson Browne, Don Henley, Fleetwood Mac).

She wrote and arranged the 13 tracks, performing the piano tracks on her vintage 1929 Steinway grand piano as well as performing many of the guitar tracks.

String arranger David Campbell (Alanis Morisette, The Goo Goo Dolls) contributed his talents with string arrangements for Jo's two songs "Secrets" and "Tonite." After signing to Edel Records in 2000, the CD originally titled Fragile Tough Girl was re-titled "Kiss Me There" and was released nationwide in 2001.

"Kiss Me There" was a top 20 Modern AC hit on radio and received nationwide airplay with adds in markets such as WBMX (Boston), WSSR (Tampa), WKDD (Cleveland) and WVRW (St. Louis). During this time, Jo performed at radio shows and festivals along with artists such as Nelly Furtado, Alana Davis, Better than Ezra, The Go Gos, Eagle-Eye Cherry and others artists.

Jo recorded and released two piano instrumental albums: Tell The Story - A collection of intimate piano solo compositions reminiscent of Erik Satie, and Merry Christmas and Happy New York - Brimming with nostalgia and intimacy, featuring traditional Christmas songs recorded on a vintage 1929 Steinway Grand piano in Jo's NYC loft. "A Top Choice" - The New York Post, 5 STARS - Albany Times Review.

In 2004, Jo released The Simply Said Sessions, which she recorded in Newport, Rhode Island along with co-producer Steve Rizzo (Kristen Hersh). The Simply Said Sessions is a collection of songs one fan described as "the musical equivalent of Monet's Tiger Lilies." Haunting piano melodies and vignettes, perfect for long drives and rainy days. "You could swear your living room is actually a Greenwich Village Coffee Shop and Davidson is playing in the corner... Indie-music.com." Featuring a song about September 11 2001 which Jo witnessed from her window, titled "Bird in the Sky." "A voice that is simply gorgeous... Beautiful piano rock in the vein of Sarah McLachlan and Vienna Tang. The melodies are haunting and will stick with you long after the CD ends." - Collected Sounds

Jo has won top awards in all of the major song writing competitions, and has also produced songs for independent artists such as Jenny Bruce and Rachael Sage (the song in which Rachel won the grand prize in the John Lennon Songwriting contest). Jo is available for voiceovers and jingles, piano and private songwriting coaching in NYC, record production, session work (keys), and composing for projects (including co-writes).

Jo Davidson is managed by Tommy Manzi for The Umbrella Group (Eagle-Eye Cherry, CAKE, Grant-Lee Philips, Neneh Cherry)