her name is shyima hall. the book is called "hidden gir " ."nd glad toor you have you on this program. i wish under different circumstances, but i am really celebrating the work you are to raise on the national agenda this issue of human trafficking. thanks for the story. thanks for coming on. you take care. >> thanks for having me. i appreciate it. >> that's it for our show for tonight. thanks for watching, and as always, keep the faith. >> for more information on today's show, visit tavis smiley at pbs.org. tavis: hi, i'm tavis smiley. join me next time for a conversation with the caesar chavez biographer miriam pawel about the man and his legacy. that's next time. we will see you then. ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored by wpbt >> narrator: in the waters of the western atlantic and caribbean, a voracious alien predator has taken hold. >> we have never before seen a marine invasion of this magnitude or this scale. >> narrator: lionfish are indigenous to the indo-pacific. >> the

tavis: it must be nice to be a friend of shyima hall -- of stanley jordan. >> there is a lot of joy inhe studio. i think it comes across. tavis: it does. was there a piece brought to you and you had to think twice about , i am not sure i can do this or whether there is something i can work with, or are you open to all of these? >> i was very open to it. i letting the artist lay a big role, it stretched me beyond my comfort zone. i like that. it's always good for us to try new things. tavis: you are trying new things now. new things off this project. you will get a chance to judge for yourself. how always tickled by stanley plays, so just watch how he has both of his hands on two different instruments at the same time. he is a bad boy. we will conclude with his version of the katy perry hit. when you get back we're going to talk about those who have a problem with you covering katy perry. we will talk about it next time. it is his cover of "i kissed a girl." as they get ready to play, i will say good night. thanks for watching, and keep the faith. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> for more information on toda

join me next time for a conversation with shyima hall about her new autobiography entitled "hidden girl that is next time. we will see you then. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> ber: (♪ theme music ) (♪) matt elmore: welcome to imagemakers a weekly showcase featuring the best short films from around the world. stay tuned and enjoy the filmmakers of tomorrow today on imagemakers. imagemakers is made possible in part by a grant from: celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image. and by the: (static) (voices on intercom)