Chronologically Gifted: René Marie on Creativity

Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist and songwriter Rene Marie has a perfect metaphor for how to spark creativity:  "I think the creative bent is a shy little animal that only comes out when it's safe, when it feels that it's going to be heard or listened to.  At least that's the way it is for me.  If I ignore it, then it just goes back under its rock, but if I feed it, encourage it, play with it, acknowledge it, 'Hey, little guy!' then it comes back out more and more."  In 1997, when she was in her early 40s, she returned to her musical career.  Over the past 20 years, she has made numerous recordings and stage performances including at the Morris Graves Museum, brought here by the Redwood Jazz Alliance.  She's this week's guest on Chronologically Gifted talking about her creative process and creativity in later life.