Welcome to a new edition of the Neon Jazz interview series featuring renowned Jazz Drummer, Bandleader, and Musical Director Sherrie Maricle of The DIVA Jazz Orchestra. We dive into the powerful 2025 posthumous cast album, A Celebration of Maurice Hines – Tappin’ Thru Life, honoring the life and Legacy of the legendary entertainer Maurice Hines.

This heartfelt tribute features music from the award-winning stage show Tappin’ Thru Life and showcases original cast members John Manzari and Leo Manzari (tap dancers and vocalists), Sherrie and The DIVA Jazz Orchestra, plus special guests — Grammy-nominated vocalist Clint Holmes and Tony-nominated vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway.

In this conversation, we explore the magic of Maurice Hines, the making of this extraordinary album, and the joy of bringing his story to life through music and performance.

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Joe Dimino has been writing & creating in a variety of capacities since his college days at the University of Missouri-Kansas City somewhere around 1993. If you are keeping score, that would be about 29 years+. It all began at UMKCs University News as a Sports Writer & turned into a myriad of expressive avenues. Inventing poems, art, video & audio has always been in the proverbial cards.