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Six years ago.

I can’t think of a better title for this post, because it’s one of those kinda-personal and kinda-not-really things, where you just write it out and let the chips fall where they may. If you read my...

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Trials and Tribulations of Traveling, The Series

Yep, your favorite traveling writer and photog had another brush with Murphy's Law.

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The Obligatory NaNo Post

In retrospect, maybe I should’ve taken a break from writing this year. I really don’t want to have to admit this, but there’s simply not enough time in the world to make everything happen the way you...

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A look behind, a look ahead.

Another year coming to a close. Now’s the time that I generally sit down and just do a reflection post, talk about what happened this year, and I find myself unsure of what starting point to pick....

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Money 101 For the College Grad Paying Loans

I know it’s a little bit of an odd title, but it occurred to me that, really, my peers need all the help in the finance department that they can get. I won’t kill the time waxing ranty about how …...

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And this, ladies and gents, pisses me off.

Jazz is tied with classical as the least popular genre in the US. The sound you hear is my rising blood pressure, but I truly wish I could say anything but that this is not news to me. Classical music...

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The “We” where it needs not be

So one time, I was sitting with my friend Lisa at dinner – as we are often apt to do, working in the same building – and she brought up a point that it irks her when one person in a … Continue reading →

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I guess I have to say this again.

I’ve said it early last year with my post about needing new artists.  I’m afraid I have to do the one thing I loathe: repeat myself. We. Need. New. Artists. At. Jazz. Festivals.  It’s really beginning...

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What Happened at Soweto Jazz Festival?

Soweto Jazz Fest just went under. At go time. Here we go... again.

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On the Artist Package Shows

Sax to the Max. Guitars and Saxes. We love package shows, and I among them. But to appreciate package shows, you have to know the individual shows as well.

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