I am swooning. he is one handsome dude! thanks for posting!

Peter knows his stuff and his musical taste has always been very eclectic. I'm betting on him 'cause I respect and admire him as well.

and because I know a long-time friend of his, I know that he has lived his life as a very caring, conscious and generous man. there was an amazing senior artist/sculptor years ago, who had moved here from Jamaica and Paris, who was struggling and not only did James buy some of his fabulous works, he...

this may give some cause to snicker but I'm most excited to get to see Toshiko Akiyoshi!! she's such a heavy-duty pianist/composer/arranger. and is over 80!

especially love the top two! if things go well, i'll be seeing Tom's band with Blake, Spalding, Shaw, Escoffrey soon!!

Ron Thorne wrote:

walto wrote:FWIW, I think Dennis Gonzalez is a genuinely nice man.

So do I, though we've never met offline. Genuine and nice, indeed.

another vote for Dennis and I did have the pleasure of meeting him in Boston years ago!

I'm hoping to make it again this year! always a great weekend. especially looking forward to seeing/hearing Cecile McLorin Salvant again. she is so special. and having Harold Mabern at MJF will be a super treat and long overdue.

so grateful to have all these younger boyfriends here! makes a Cougar very happy.

absolutely cannot believe it but I am now officially 74!!! yikes!

Justin just can't help himself; he's consistently awesome!

I'm just realizing that I had posted birthday wishes on FB or email and not here. just want to give my thanks to Scott, Ron and Justin. your efforts, dedication, and blood, sweat and tears are most appreciated. Doug: unbelievable roller-coaster, Dude. glad you have a fascinating project to hopefully...

Ron Thorne wrote:

ValerieB wrote:I want to see more pictures of Kai!!!!!!!!!!!!!

For those of you who don't already know, jtx is Justin, my son, and our webmaster. He's also a new Father of a beautiful little 6-week-old boy named Kai.

this boy is beyond beautiful/handsome!

I'm happy with lots of the winners, especially Jim Hall,Cecile, Gregory, Wayne (Shorter and Escoffery) and Terri Lyne.

I want to see more pictures of Kai!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks, dear Marla. always interested in what you have to report about jazz or anything else.

can hardly believe it's been almost a year already! incredible! I will definitely plan to stop by on the 26th. thanks for the invite.

the first picture is rather obscene, Coda, but I thoroughly applaud each and every one of your shots. and conveniently depict some of my favorite locations! thanks, muchly

you two are hysterical!! Frick and Frack!! LOL!!

flipping out over your 94 year-old father-in-law still traveling. bless him, lots! yours and Patti's families are pretty incredible, including the two of you, of course! Happy Father's Day to you and your sons!

two of your major blessings, Ron!! you and Patti certainly have scored big-time with your children and grand-children!! says a lot about the two of you!! IMHO, of course!

thanks so much, Ron and photographers. wonderful, classic pictures.

a huge loss for our community. one of our most unique talents and sweetest human beings. very grateful that he was with us for so many years.

All I can say is, "AMEN"!!

I'm the Box Office Supervisor at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston and we had Roy and his group in for two nights earlier this year and no matter what he is doing or going through in his personal life, it sure hasn't affected his brilliant playing/performances. Roy and the band were on fire both nights ...

very nice you get to celebrate your birthday while on hiatus!! xoxo