August 2025
August 30, 2025
Our Take: Labor Day Weekend
If you are looking for a great jazz experience this Labor Day Weekend, the search is an easy one. In alphabetical order, Aspen, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, District of Columbia and…
August 27, 2025
Jazz Notes 8.27.25
Labor Day Weekend Edition For years, Labor Day Weekend for Signature Cruise Experiences meant a trip to Vail Colorado for the Vail Jazz Festival. Great music. Beautiful scenery. Hanging with…
August 23, 2025
Our Take: Lineups for the Future are Reminders of the Past
Historically, August is the month that we try to finalize our lineups for next round of cruise programs. No, not the ’26 Cruises, those have been set for months and…
August 20, 2025
Jazz Notes: 8.20.25
Sails and Sales This time of the year is a mixture of activities and emotions. Summer is ending. School terms are starting. Vacations are nearly complete and business plans for…
August 16, 2025
Our Take: Four Weeks Until Journey of Jazz ’25 Sails
Journey of Jazz ’25, Signature Cruise Experiences first Fall sailing in nearly two decades, sails in four weeks. For those with great memories, The Jazz Cruise began as a Fall…
August 9, 2025
Our Take: Producing Music – Then and Now
Using technology in the production of music is hardly new. Much of it enhances the music, reduces the cost and improves the quality of the product. Much of it, however,…
August 6, 2025
Jazz Notes: 8.6.25
Our Tribute to the Newport Jazz Festival The year was 1954. Elaine and Louis Lorillard hired pianist George Wein to create a “family-friendly seaside jazz event.” Reacting to their disdain…
August 2, 2025
Our Take: How Do You Get To Birdland?
Most of you know the iconic, and likely apocryphal, story of the tourist walking down Broadway seeking directions to a famous destination. The tourist bumps into someone that we used…