June 22, 2024

OUR TAKE: Flipping the Script

For the past few years, Jazz Cruises has declared a few days around July 4th to be our Midsummer Holiday. Usually, that is a slower time of year, but the…
June 17, 2024

OUR TAKE: The Circle of Jazz

What goes around, comes around. I was never certain what that old saying meant. Mostly used to forewarn, the idea is that if you do bad things to someone, then…
June 8, 2024

OUR TAKE: Let’s Talk Vocals

Recently, I checked out the lineup for our very first cruise as Jazz Cruises, The Jazz Cruise 2001. Dee Dee Bridgewater was the headliner vocalist for this landmark event, which infamously…
June 1, 2024

OUR TAKE: David Foster

David Foster began as a studio musician, arranger, and recording artist. That period was the foundation for when he became one of the most successful songwriters and record producers in…
May 25, 2024

OUR TAKE: From The Andrews Sisters to the Sing Song Boys – A Memorial Day Tribute

As shared before, I am a student of World War II. From my idolization of Winston Churchill to the stories of bravery and sacrifice of soldiers and civilians fighting to…
May 18, 2024

OUR TAKE: Sanborn

My aim for this note was to talk about seeing Jonathan Butler in St. Louis last weekend and Kamasi Washington in Dallas the other night. For any other week, those…
May 11, 2024

OUR TAKE: Kamasi Does Dallas: Dallas Does Jazz

Kamasi Washington is performing at the House of Blues in Dallas on May 15. Paula and I will be there, so, if you plan on attending the show, check us…
May 4, 2024

OUR TAKE: A Weekend With Houston

For those who missed our announcement earlier this week, the legendary Houston Person will be sailing on The Jazz Cruise ’25. Sidelined by exhaustion, Houston was not able to sail…
April 27, 2024

OUR TAKE: Jazz is a Good Bet…Actually, it is a “Sure Thing”

The old joke was “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out.” The new joke is “I went to a casino and a professional sporting event broke…
April 20, 2024

OUR TAKE: Jazz Appreciation Month

Our preoccupation with the McDonald – LaBelle Cruise postponed our annual discussion about April being Jazz Appreciation Month. I will forego that customary “we appreciate jazz every month” bromide and…
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