Holiday Tastes and Tunes

Published: Dec. 19, 2012, 6 p.m.

b"Today Laura Theodore, the Jazzy Vegetarian welcomes recording artist, producer, director and choreographer James Rocco,\\xa0 who shares a fabulous Ginger Sweet Potato recipe! We'll hear 2 songs from his festive new holiday CD, Cold Enough 4 U?.\\xa0 In addition, we\\u2019ll chat with\\xa0Taja Sevelle who launched the Urban Farming Global Food Chain and inspired homeowners to grow gardens of their own. James Rocco\\u2019s recent CD, It\\u2019s Between Us, has received rave reviews and his new Holiday CD is just out.\\xa0 Rocco is responsible for producing, presenting and booking Theatrical Programming at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts.\\xa0 James has participated as a producing partner on \\u201cLegally Blonde, The Color Purple, Curtains and Edward Scissorhands.\\u201d Mr. Rocco is a member of SDC, AEA, ASCAP, The Broadway League, and the Independent Producers\\u2019 Network. Singer-songwriter Taja Sevelle launched the Urban Farming Global Food Chain and inspired homeowners to grow gardens of their own. Taja made a name for herself in the late \\u201980s with her first single, \\u201cLove Is Contagious,\\u201d but it wasn\\u2019t until she flew into Detroit to cut a record in 1998 that she realized her true calling. Taja launched Urban Farming with $5,000 of her own money and inspired homeowners to grow gardens of their own."