We broke with tradition for day 2 of the Monterey Jazz Festival. We normally skip the Saturday afternoon show and do something recreational, but this year we decided to catch the whole day. We wound up distracted by sushi so we didn’t quite make the beginning of the show, but … Continue reading
Last night was the opening night of the 51st annual Monterey Jazz Festival. Here’s what we saw: Started off with the Berklee Latin Jazz All-Stars on the garden stage. Caught three tunes with this capable group but had to hit the arena, so we didn’t see the whole thing. They … Continue reading
As is often the case when I go to a new place, I decided to check out the jazz scene in Calgary. I’ve never been here before, but am just finishing up two days here now and it’s been a good two days. These days, it’s getting easier and easier … Continue reading
Last night I made it to the second place that I learned about with jazz in Leipzig. It’s called Cafe Protzendorf (translate with Google). They have live music on Monday nights. Usually, it’s a jazz jam session, but last night it was a special concert. It was hard to come … Continue reading
I never found places to play in Osan, Korea, or Okinawa, Japan. Maybe I didn’t try hard enough. Or maybe there wasn’t much going on. When I started doing a lot of Anchorage flying, I didn’t immediately go find places to play. But eventually I did and it became my … Continue reading
So obviously I’ve been busy… What with? Quite a lot actually. I decided to split my busyness into two entries so here goes. Last week, I indulged in not one, not two, but three different jazz (and blues) events on three consecutive nights. They were all very worthwhile. Last Wednesday … Continue reading
This week was a week of jam sessions at home, of all places. There’s usually not all that much going on in Keene, musically speaking. But I managed to get in on quite a bit the last few days. I read in the Monadnock Shopper News about two different jam … Continue reading
Just thought I’d give a few thoughts on this coming year’s Monterey Jazz Festival lineup. This is by no means a complete commentary on the whole entire huge big program with about a billion different artists crammed into 2 1/2 days. Just a few thoughts. First off, it looks like … Continue reading
“Yes, I’ve met many people in the jazz world. You will find that people in the jazz world are good people. You’ve got to be a good person to play jazz. If you have a bad feeling and everything is negative, you can’t make jazz. You have got to be … Continue reading
Luckily, I wound up at home for Easter weekend. I got home Thursday evening, in time for Good Friday, and I don’t leave until Tuesday. Though it was a quick trip, it was a good time to be home. We had lots of musical stuff going on at church. It’s … Continue reading
