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Cafe Claude: 7 Claude Lane, San Francisco, California 94108 / Telephone: 415.392.3505 Fax 415.392.2226 / Café Claude provides an intimate venue for local jazz musicians since its opening twelve years ago. Many of these musical performers have become familiar names in the Bay Area jazz scene. It’s an evening of entertainment whether sitting down to a complete dining experience or just dropping by for a dessert, cocktail and jazz.
Next Stop: New York City – After a spending a wonderful Christmas holiday in the Bay I head out to SFO to catch a 12:30pm Delta Flight 2305 east, an hour layover and plane change in Minneapolis to Delta Flight 1596then it’s on to LaGuardia Airport to land 6 hours and 20 minutes later to bring in the New Year in the Big Apple. No jet lag as I head into the city, drop the luggage and out in the streets to soak up Manhattan holiday revelry – a hot pretzel at Rockefeller Center Christmas tree and skating in Central Park before heading out for some dinner and jazz.
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Club Monk: 53-34 DaeYeon 3 Tong, Nam K u. (between Kyonseong Univ. & Pukeong Univ.), Busan, South Korea / Telephone: +82-(0)51-622-2212 Fax: +82-(0)51-312-5157 / Contact: JungRai Lee.
The 3rd oldest jazz club in Korea from 1992-2007. Jazz styles: post bop, hard bop, fusion, etc. Open 7:00pm- 02:00am with live music from 9:00pm – 11:15pm. There is no live music on Sunday and no food, but several dishes are served such as sausage, pork cutlet, fruits, etc. And more than 3,000 jazz CDs.
Next Stop: San Francisco – Heading out to Busan Airport to catch a 7:20am Asiana flight to Seoul. With a ten hour layover I’ll head into Seoul to check out the city and get some great food. Then back to Incheon International Airport for the 6:10pm United Airlines dinner flight heading home for the holidays to the States. After the 10 hour flight I’ll arrive in San Francisco at 11:30am, getting through customs and get picked up by friends, head to the wharf for some great seafood and a great hang and some jazz.
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Red White Lounge: Jl. Kemang Raya 16B, Kemang, South Jakarta, Indonesia / Open Wednesdays to Sundays, 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. / Run and owned by renowned Indonesian jazz pianist and composer Indra Lesmana. The jazz club is one of the more active live jazz venues, with performances almost every day of the week, and has the atmosphere of a conventional jazz bar (dim lighting, a floor-level stage, and a well-stocked bar.
Performances and jam sessions are usually held from Wednesdays to Sundays and usually feature lesser known and established musicians. Indra Lesmana occasionally performs with his jazz band every month. Workshops and musician master classes are also held at the venue. Entrance to the venue usually costs from Rp 60,000 (US$5.22) to Rp 100,000, depending on who is performing.
Next Stop: Busan, Korea – I leave Jakarta at 6:45am for a 7h 55m flight to Tokyo, Japan. Then a 2h 35m layover before boarding the final leg at 6:30pm for a 2h 30m flight to Busan. Then a taxi ride to the hotel to rest before hitting the night life for some jazz.
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The Brisbane Jazz Club: 1 Annie Street, Kangaroo Point, Brisbane, Australia / Telephone: 61-7-33912006 / The venue is situated on Brisbane river and is open for live jazz every Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. Each month we also feature a Sunday riverside brunch show and also regular jam sessions. We present two major weekend festivals each year – our Brisbane Big Band Festival in May, and our Oz Manouche Festival in November with International Gypsy jazz artistes.
Next Stop: Jakarta, Indonesia – Taking off out of Brisbane at 9:45am, I kick back for the six hour 20 minute flight to Denpasar, Indonesia. there I have a two hour before getting on the connecting flight to Jakarta at 4:10pm, crossing another time zone and arriving what seems like an hour at 5:10 in Jakarta. I have a few days to enjoy the city before heading out to hear some great jazz.
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Katzy’s Jazz Club: Rosebank, Shop 70, Johannesburg, South Africa / The Firs / Hyatt Shopping Centre, c/o Oxford Road & Bierman Avenue / Telephone: 082 805 6855
Katzy’s is South Africa’s finest jazz club and is nestled in the Firs shopping centre in sophisticated Rosebank. It is the best place in town to hear live jazz, drink fine wines and over 100 whiskeys and smoke the tastiest cigars but be sure you can handle the smoke. Resident bands perform five nights a week offering a nightlife experience that defines class and entertainment.
Next Stop: Brisbane, Australia – Head out to Jo-burg Airport to catch A 15 hour and 45 minute flight on Qantas Airlines. It’s 11 hours and 55 minutes until we land in Sydney, Australia at 2:45pm the following day. An overnight flight with time szone changes at least I get to sleep. Then its a three hour layover before taking off again on Qantas for Brisbane at 5:05 for another time zone change finally landing an hour thirty0five minutes later in Brisbane. Off to the hotel and we’ll check out some jazz later.
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