The Jazz Voyager
The Jazz Voyager is once again crossing the pond heading to Luynes, France to 2422 Fortuné Ferrini Avenue, 13080, Provence-Alpes-Cote D’Azur, the location of Jazz Fola. The club is situated between Pont de l’Arc and Luynes.
Reservations have been made for intimate hundred seat club at 33 9 54 43 07 22 for the 15th where I will experience the talents of the Maria Moreno Trio. Maria is on vocals, Jean Paul Artero on bass and Jean Yves Candela on piano.
It is said by patrons that the ambiance is unique, friendly and the music is of high quality. The bar and food are serving from 7:30 pm with two sets starting at 9:00pm
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The Jazz Voyager
The Blue Whale is a live jazz club, art gallery and bar located in the heart of Little Tokyo neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Since opening in 2009 the club has provided the highest level of live music in an innovative, intimate space with a sophisticated design. It is the brainchild of jazz vocalist John Lee and became the go to venue for the best creative musicians both young and established to showcase their latest projects.
The unconventional free seating arrangement and the ceiling tilting boxes in the stage area make for acoustical praise by fans and musicians. The club offers small menu of farmers market driven, made from scratch dishes as well as a full list of drinks. #wannabewhereyouare
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The Jazz Voyager
On the way back to South America now that I have my all night street cred established again after hanging out at Carnival, for a visit to the outside jazz party at Nova Lapa Jazz at R. Luis de Camoes, 30 – Centro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is in order.
It is here patrons listen into the wee hours to the jazz band bringing local and international tunes to life between the arches. Musicians will spontaneously show up to play, as they always do in Brazil. There’s nothing like sitting at a cafe and seeing musicians come in to jam with the band. Local vendors sell drinks – from beer to caipirinhas – all in plastic cups. It’s a casual, friendly vibe this Jazz Voyager will enjoy. Tomorrow, it’s Carnival!!! #wannabewhereyouare
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The Jazz Voyager
As I depart a wonderful stay in Amsterdam and shipping my purchases home, The Jazz Voyager leaves for Vienna, the city that has strongly identified with the masters classical music – Haydn, Mozart, Strauss but now very much appreciates the likes of of jazz musicians Charlie Parker and Duke Ellington. It’s all done at Porgy & Bess, the modern club located at Riemergasse 11, 1010 Wien, Austria.
Boasting ambience of a state-of-the-art mini concert hall, and room for 350 it has been designed to present top players to maximum advantage. The crowd at Porgy is respectful and attentive and an evening here is a pleasurable and comfortable experience – depending on who’s playing. A wide variety of top-of-the-range jazz is booked, from dazzling jazz and Latin musicians to the dark experimental broodings of central European virtuosi.
As with the name, the owners understand that jazz is historically defined as Afro-American music and innovative pulses still come from the “motherland of jazz”. These are two great reasons why the great American soloists of the music on the one hand, and the future generations on the other, are given programmatic consideration.
Admission about €20 with music every night, though the venue takes a summer break between mid-July and end of August. Reservations are advised at +43 1 512 8811. #wannabewhereyouare
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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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