sduford on Nov 18 2008 | Filed under: Music, Panama
6th Annual Panama Jazz Festival
Set for January 12-17, 2009,
Founder/Artistic Director
Danilo Perez Announces
American jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s acclaimed quartet with Danilo Perez, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade, and the legendary Cuban pianist Chucho Valdes are among the headliners at the 6th annual Panama Jazz Festival, which will take place in Panama City January 12 [...]
sduford on Aug 01 2008 | Filed under: Miscellaneous, Music
This weekend my wife and I, along with 10 of our friends, are going on the Ottawa Blues Cruise. This should be fun: an old Mississippi-style paddle-wheel boat on the Ottawa river, an old Mississippi-style blues man and his band, and a local Cajun band. The whole thing will end with the boat positioned to [...]
sduford on Jan 06 2008 | Filed under: Music, Panama
I wish I could be there!
Panama, January 3, 2008. Panama once more will be the hotspot of the international Jazz scene, celebrating the 5th annual Jazz Festival from the 21. – 26. of January 2008. Well known stars and artists will change the capital of the exotic isthmus Panama in a vibrating and animating stage. [...]
sduford on Dec 30 2007 | Filed under: Music
I just found out that while I was down in Panama, one of the last Jazz legends passed away.
Oscar Peterson was one of the greatest Jazz pianists ever and most certainly the greatest Canadian Jazz musician that ever lived. He was one of the last great legends from the heydays of Jazz in the [...]
sduford on Mar 27 2007 | Filed under: Music
I recently discovered a Jazz pianist I did not know before, Jessica Williams.
Ms. Williams is an accomplished Jazz pianist who has recorded over 60 records and who was called “One of the greatest jazz pianists I have ever heard” by Dave Brubeck. So I am somewhat embarassed that I had never heard of her before!
After [...]
sduford on Nov 02 2006 | Filed under: Mobile Devices, Music
According to this survey, the Zune might actually do better than I thought! Looks like iPod loyalty is not what I would have assumed it to be. However, not sure how reliable the “intent to buy a Zune” stats are, given that none of those people ever held one in their hands.
sduford on Oct 28 2006 | Filed under: Mobile Devices, Music
Three weeks ago I was in Seattle and visited a long time friend and she had a beta version of the Zune (she works for Microsoft). I liked what I saw. The Zune is not as cool looking as the iPod and the user interface is not quite as slick (at least not on the [...]
sduford on Nov 12 2005 | Filed under: Music
Last night we went to The Jazz Standard to see the Frank Morgan Quartet.
sduford on Oct 23 2005 | Filed under: Music
The world lost another great lady of Jazz today. The pianist and vocalist Shirley Horn died at age 71.
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