Jazzy

Sep. 27th, 2009 08:23 pm
mojosmom: (Music)
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Friday night was the kickoff event for the Third Annual Hyde Park Jazz Festival - Cassandra Wilson at Rockefeller Chapel, with the Kenwood Academy Chorus (Kenwood is public magnet school). Awesome! This was the only ticketed event; all else was free.

Cassandra Wilson &  the Kenwood Academy Chorus

Saturday morning I went early to the AAUW book sale to help set up. (Psst, that book was there again!) Only came away with two books, though.

Left there, and went to hear Marguerite Mariama at the Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center, and from there to the Oriental Institute, where I heard Samuel "Savoirfaire" Williams, a jazz violinist:
Samuel (Savoirfaire) Williams

and also Tatsu Aoki and the Miyumi Project, a fascinating mix of jazz and traditional Japanese music. Then back to Rockefeller Chapel to hear Tammy McCann, catching a bit of Miguel and Sylvia de la Cerna's music drifting out of Robie House on the way.

The weather had been overcast, with rain forecast. But fortunately that didn't happen, and so when McCann finished shortly after 5:00, I went to the mainstage over at the Midway Plaisance:
James W. Wagner Main Stage

I heard the tail end of Edwin Sanchez Latin Jazz, and then wandered over to the vendors' booths for some pad thai and a glass of wine (I held off on the gelato until later). That was followed by Dee Alexander and then Orbert Davis.

By then, it was about 9:30, and I decided to go over to International House to hear a bit of music there. I wasn't sure if I could hold out until the midnight jam session. In any event, when I got there, there was a huge long line waiting to get in, so I decided not to wait. I was pretty tired, so went home.

But it was a fantastic day, as always, and all the best people were there:
Judith Stein & friends

(More photos here.)

Today I slept until after 9:00!

Date: 2009-09-28 09:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] holmesfan.livejournal.com
With your succinct descriptions and all those super photos it is almost like being there; almost. Thanks

Date: 2009-09-29 04:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] skyring.livejournal.com
Did I ever tell you how much i love your posts?

Well, I do!

Will be in Chicago for a day and night in a couple of weeks. Jason and I are flying in from San Francisco together, arriving late evening Friday 16th. A very long Friday for me!

Saturday to play with the kids, maybe do stuff, then I pick up my car and I'm off down to Texas to see TW before swinging north for the KC thing.

Kerri allowed me a short there-and-back trip.

Date: 2009-09-29 03:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mojosmom.livejournal.com
I hope to see you Saturday night for dinner with all the various Froebes!

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