Guatemala Jazz Festival 2015 – Final Day
The last day of the tour was my favorite because we visited and gave a workshop at La Alianza, a shelter for girls who are victims of trafficking and sexual violence. The place is run exceptionally well by a staff of extremely devoted and expert women who give these girls the support and shelter they […]
Guatemala Jazz Festival 2015 – Ambassador’s Residence
Back to Guatemala City now for a reception at the residence of U.S. Ambassador Todd Robinson. We could not ask for a more welcoming host. Ambassador Robinson hails from Newark, NJ, a jazz town once and forever. He truly believes in the power of jazz to uplift and unite everyone. He is also an idealist […]
Guatemala Jazz Festival 2015 – Coban
The second day of the tour we drove to Coban in central Guatemala. The city is surrounded by beautiful mountains and has a more country feel to it. Watch out for the chocolate soup before lunch~! I thought I was in heaven. In the afternoon we gave a workshop in a municipal building to students […]
Guatemala Jazz Festival 2015 – Concert in Guatemala City
Our first concert of the tour was at the auditorium at Instituto Guatemala Americano in Guatemala City. It was a pleasure to play the Baldwin grand on stage and interact with the audience who engaged deeply with us. Our program included songs from our recent CD, “Louie’s Dream, for our jazz heroes.” We played the […]
Guatemala Jazz Festival 2015 – workshop Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
It was wonderful to return to Guatemala, this time with quartet and LaFrae Sci on drums (she and I were there in 2011 with the Blues Band), Evan Christopher on clarinet and Paul Beaudry on bass. The first day we gave a workshop at Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, got to know the wonderful […]
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