July 13, 2024

Our Take: Back in the States

Going to Wimbledon has always been one of the bucket list items of my life. I am a tennis fan, an avid (not talented) player and I can remember watching…
July 6, 2024

OUR TAKE: Odds and Ends

We are just past the midway point of both the summer and the year. Both seem to have gone by very quickly. Perhaps that is a function of being older,…
June 29, 2024

OUR TAKE: Jazz vs. Heat

To most people, this title would foreshadow a discussion of two rivals in the National Basketball Association. Though the name Miami Heat makes a lot of sense, Utah Jazz may…
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…
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