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
Had a chance to hear guitarist John Moulder with his quintet at the Green Mill on Friday night in Chicago. I wasn’t familiar with him but I had heard of his drummer, Paul Wertico, before. Filling out the group was Jim Trompeter on piano, Jim Gailloreto on sax, and Eric … Continue reading
I’ve just finished up 3 consecutive nights of great jazz in Shanghai, China. The first of those nights was at the House of Blues and Jazz (158 Mao Ming Nan Lu but moving soon) and the last two at JZ Club (46 Fu Xing Xi Lu). I also paid a … Continue reading
Went to the JZ Club in Hangzhou, China last night. The original JZ Club is in Shanghai, China, but they opened up another location in Hangzhou a year or three ago (I’m not exactly sure when). There aren’t so many jazz clubs in the world, but you can probably count … Continue reading
Went to the House of Blues and Jazz tonight in Shanghai. Heard the Theo Croker Quintet. They’re all pretty young (Theo’s 22 and the rest are in that ballpark). The group is Theo Croker on Trumpet, Charles Foldesh on Drums, Tobin Chodos on Piano, Rob Adkins on Bass, and Heidi … Continue reading
