I hope that friends in the area will add to these localized jazz threads. Here's a start to this one, where Berklee College of Music is offering a number of choices for jazz fans, leading up to the BeanTown Jazz Festival in September. The 1st 5 words of this press release are hysterical. Yes, I...

Can't deny it, Scott.

Jimmy, you have such a way with words.

It may not qualify for a "vacation", but I'm about to take my portable O2 concentrator outside and get in our hammock. I'll bring along a magazine and our iPod. It's about 75° and sunny here today, with a gentle breeze. Perfect.

Share your summer vacation plans, photos & stories with us, whether large or small. Sometimes a weekend vacation is the best, in fact. Sometimes you don't even have to leave town to enjoy a vacation. Patti & I are staying in Anchorage for the most part, with short* excursions north and south...

David Beckett wrote:Thank you very much Peppercorne Thorne.

...but where's the Retweet button on this thing?

David

You're welcome.

You're not supposed to Retweet, you're supposed to move forward!

Board members might find it interesting to know that Giacomo Gates spent considerable time in Alaska. From his bio on his website: After a few years of working road construction as a laborer, tractor-trailer driver and bulldozer operator, Giacomo departed for the Alaskan wilderness in 1975, working ...

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The combination of state and local taxes is $4.206 per pack, making Anchorage cigarette prices among the highest in the nation, with some selling for $9.50 per pack! New cigarette tax makes lighting up in Bethel a lot more expensive Ben Anderson December 12, 2012 http://www.alaskadispatch.com/sites/...

SFJAZZ Center Announces 2013-2014 Artist Lineup Season 2 includes four shows weekly plus special events and series. http://ddpaa.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Frisell_Headshot-Full.jpg Resident Artistic Director Bill Frisell San Francisco’s SFJAZZ Center has announced the artist lineup for its 201...

BILL CHARLAP presents JAZZ IN JULY! http://thegig.typepad.com/.a/6a011570bcfeed970b0154369110aa970c-120wi If you're planning to be in New York City on Tuesday, July 23rd, come out to the Kauffman Concert Hall at 92nd Street and Lexington to hear an incredible evening of the music of Chick Corea! It...

Wayne Escoffery Headlines New Haven Jazz Festival, August 17 Native Son Wayne Escoffery Headlines the 30th Annual New Haven Jazz Festival Saturday, August 17, 2013 at New Haven Green http://nyjazzacademy.com/images/wayneescoffery300.jpg Wayne Escoffery FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Jul. 15, 2013 - NORTH HA...

http://media.miamiherald.com/static/testdir/mast2013/miamiheraldlogo43.png Trumpeter Lionel Ferbos, 102: Jazz keeps him going http://media.miamiherald.com/smedia/2013/07/19/12/59/448-FgPiD.St.55.jpeg By STACEY PLAISANCE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS -- Music, jazz music, is what keeps Lionel Ferbos ...

http://jazztimes.com/images/ui/logo_jt.gif Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival Set for Sept. 28 Free show to feature Meshell Ndegeocello, Christian Scott, more 07/20/13 By Jeff Tamarkin The Berklee BeanTown Jazz Festival, which describes itself as “Boston's biggest block party,” will return for its 13th...

http://jazztimes.com/images/ui/logo_jt.gif Carline Ray, Singer and Instrumentalist, Dies at 88 Her debut album as a leader was released this year By Jeff Tamarkin Carline Ray, a singer and pioneering multi-instrumentalist, died in Manhattan July 18. She was 88. The cause of death was not reported. ...

Only the British could come up with something as boring as a Chip Butty , Justin. :boring: They have given it multiple names ... chip sandwich, chip barm, chip batch, chip roll, chip muffin, piece-n-chips (in Scottish English) and chip piece (in Dundonian). That doesn't change much in the taste depa...

Hi, Steve Thanks for the update on Jon Christensen. Here's hoping a new recording is in the works soon. Would loved to have heard that set with Keith's trio in Munich! Man, those new projects are substantial, and I'm already looking forward to those 70s/80s box sets, too. Also, "Not jazz but wi...

It's time to do some blocking or it's back to jc facebook Clint, eat some chiles, have a cool one and dig some tunes, man. Shit happens. Scott is busy & I was gone all day. When I returned home and saw the message from Jimmy, I evaluated things. The situation has been handled. Relax, moldy. ;) ...

Comments are never an interruption, BeBop. I'm glad that you've had occasions to visit our wonderful state, and hope you have other chances soon. ______________________________________________________________________________________ Here is a story and some images surrounding a very special event. h...

This creek runs into downtown Anchorage, and was the site of the 1st (white) settlers of the Anchorage townsite. A salmon fishing derby is underway there, which is highly unusual in an urban setting. A kingly leap at Ship Creek http://media.adn.com/smedia/2013/07/17/19/57/gDEUv.AuSt.7.JPG A king sal...

http://www.earshot.org/images/hm_JPD_Banner_600x192.jpg Keith Jarrett, Gary Peacock, & Jack DeJohnette 30th Anniversary Celebration Tuesday, October 1, 8pm Benaroya Hall S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium Presented by Earshot Jazz Festival and Live @ Benaroya Hall "Very simply, this is ja...