February 17, 2024
OUR TAKE: Back Home & Back to Work
Botti at Sea ’24 completed its triumphant inaugural sailing on Thursday and the entire Jazz Cruises team is now back at home. The cruise was an amazing experience, filled with…
February 10, 2024
OUR TAKE: “At Sea” Edition #5 – Botti at Sea ’24
It is Day 3 of the inaugural sailing of Botti at Sea ’24, one of the most highly anticipated cruise programs in the history of Jazz Cruises. Every stateroom was…
February 2, 2024
OUR TAKE: At Sea Edition #4 – The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’24 Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
It is Day 3 of the second week of "The Greatest Party at Sea"! Just as we experienced last week, everyone is in a celebratory mood as we continue our…
January 27, 2024
OUR TAKE: “At Sea” Edition #3 – The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’24 Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
It is Day 3 of The Greatest Party at Sea! Everyone is in a celebratory mood as we start a two-week celebration of the 20th Anniversary of The Smooth Jazz Cruise. As…
January 20, 2024
OUR TAKE: “At Sea” Edition #2 – The Jazz Cruise ’24 is Underway
Today is the 3rd day of The Jazz Cruise '24. Amazingly, during our first two days, we have enjoyed more than 20 "In Concert" events. Virtually every one of the…
January 13, 2024
OUR TAKE: “At Sea” Edition #1
In a few hours, several Jazz Cruises’ staff will be boarding Celebrity Summit for a 5-day cruise during which we will be preparing for our four 7-day programs that begin…
January 6, 2024
OUR TAKE: What’s in Store for ’24!
The world of Jazz Cruises reflects the growing interest in live music. The upcoming ’24 Cruises are fully subscribed, and the readership of The Weekender and Jazz Notes is larger…
December 23, 2023
OUR TAKE: ‘Tis the Season for Good Cheer & Resolutions
The holidays are now in full swing. I know this because no agent or manager is answering their calls and, when I do reach someone, it is a recording saying,…
December 16, 2023
OUR TAKE: Programming a Show; Programming the Cruises
Last week was dominated by programming of upcoming shows and cruises. We had two Samara Joy shows to program and our entire team was in St. Louis working through the…
December 9, 2023
OUR TAKE: Joy to Our World
For the next couple of days, at Jazz Cruises, it is all about Samara Joy. Turn back the calendar one year and I will bet that many of you had…