The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is leaving Bahia on a jet plane after an exhaustive but fun week of Carnival and headed towards The Netherlands to partake of one of my favorite pastimes – bin diving for new, classic and rare jazz vinyl. The final destination is the record store Concerto that first opened its doors in 1955. Taking up four storefronts, this five story hotspot for music lovers has an enormous selection of new and second-hand compact discs, records and DVDs. The store is designed to have a department for each genre complimented by knowledgeable specialists who can effortlessly present the latest releases.
Located at Utrechtsestraat 60, Amsterdam, beyond records the store also houses a cozy cafe for collectors to relax and possibly do some reading after perusing the shelves and bins. As always more information can be gathered by calling +31 20 261 2610. And when the sun goes down I will be carousing the streets for jazz at nighttime jazz haunts like Cafe Jazz Alto or maybe Casablanca. No point in limiting my voyage to just hunting for records and wasting the opportunity to hear some good jazz in the process. #wannabewhereyouare
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is in Salvador do Bahia, Brazil for the largest annual street festival and celebration of Carnival that begins this year on Friday afternoon of the 9th, 51 days before Easter and the 14th, Ash Wednesday at noon, which marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day period before Easter. The term carnival originated from the word carnelevare, which means to remove meat, as on certain days of Lent, Roman Catholics and some other Christians would traditionally abstain from the consumption of meat and poultry. Not a problem for this voyager as meat has been off my menu for more than thirty years.
The black population commemorated the days of Carnival highly marked by Yoruba characteristics, dancing in the streets and playing instruments. Thought primitive by the upper-class white elite, they banned the groups from participating in the official Bahia Carnival, but the groups defied the ban and continued to do their dances. This voyager will be among the millions to be enticed to dance to samba, samba-reggae and axé presented by the groups Afoxês, Trios Elétricos, Amerindian, and Blocos Afros. For those in the know, samba is the basis for the adaptive bossa nova that came to the jazz world via a host of jazz musicians such as Charlie Byrd, Stan Getz and Cannonball Adderley. #wannabewhereyouare
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is back in New York City heading to Murray Hill to an Intimate little spot for Jazz at Kitano. Located at 66 Park Avenue 10016, the Kitano Hotel boasts live music Monday through Saturday nights with legends and the next generation, eclectic contemporary American fare with Pan Asian influences and a Sunday jazz brunch.
The club offers up a versatile array of music each night from jam sessions to piano solo series and more. Cover charges vary from evening to evening but approximately range between $0.00 Monday and Tuesday to $32.00 on the weekend, with food and beverage minimum from $15.00 to $20.00 per person. So ask when you call to make reservations at 212-885-7119. Dress is casual but suggest you be chic. It is Eastside New York. #wannabewhereyouare
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The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager has embarked passage to the Mediterranean coast of Israel to check out the jazz scene at Beit HaAmudim, which has been instrumental in helping keep jazz in full bloom for quite some time now. Located in an old house decorated with columns and painted floors, it is situated right next to the Carmel Market, this club is the meeting point of the city’s jazz aficionados.
Musicians hang out here, people come for the music and it is a quiet place to listen. My kind of place. because it is really quiet as the bassist plays acoustically without an amp. For the adventurers seeking new destinations for jazz and a killer vegetarian menu, the address is Rambam 14, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel and you can make a reservations the number is 03 5109228. #wannabewhereyouare
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The Jazz Voyager
Istanbul, Turkey is my next destination for this Jazz Voyager to see what the happening at Nublu, often described as an Eastern New York melting pot of bursting creativity. Located under the Gradiva Hotel at Sıraselviler Cad. No:55, 34134, just 200 meters from the Galata Bridge, it’s only natural that it shares a jazz club with New York City.
The original club was established by the ingenious Swedish-Turkish sax player Ilhan Ersahin, it opened in New York’s Lower East Side in 2002, when the area was healing from the September 11 attacks. Soon, the place became a hub for innovative musicians, creating a sound of its own: an urban blend of of Afro-Caribbean-electro-dance-jazz-funk with a Brazilian tinge. Ten years later in 2012, the Nublu sound traveled to Istanbul. Today, the club has a third location in Sao Paulo, Brazil. #wannabewhereyouare
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