Kim Kelley
September 27, 2025
Our Take: Cècile McLorin Salvant
Last Friday night, Cècile McLorin Salvant was on the same Los Angeles to St. Louis flight with me and my wife. That we were departing Los Angeles at the same…
September 24, 2025
Jazz Notes: 9.24.25
Journey of Jazz ’25 – The Ultimate Jazz Experience For 25 years, Signature Cruise Experiences and its predecessors have provided the finest jazz experiences in the world. Starting with The…
September 20, 2025
Our Take: Back Home – Journey of Jazz ’25
Sleeping in my own bed, drinking my own coffee and heading out to play tennis means we are home and back to our regular Saturday routine. That feels good, but,…
September 17, 2025
Jazz Notes 9.17.25
Journey of Jazz ’25 – Simply Wonderful Journey of Jazz ’25 has been one of the best music cruise experiences we have ever presented. Musically, we started the first night…
September 13, 2025
Our Take: Journey of Jazz ’25 in Victoria, BC
After last night’s fabulous opening show which featured host Marcus Miller educating, entertaining and enlightening us about the History of Jazz, our “journey” has taken us to Victoria BC for…
September 10, 2025
Jazz Notes 9.10.25
Jazz Notes, From Vancouver;While We Are Away Cruise Specials “Jazz Notes, From Vancouver“? Now, those are four words that have never been written before in this column. A large portion…
September 6, 2025
Our Take: Jazz and the NFL
The ’25 – ’26 NFL season is kicking off (literally) this weekend. Already off to a memorable start with Jerry Jones joining the Bill Belichick “What Was I Thinking?” club…
September 3, 2025
Jazz Notes: 9.3.25
Sailing, Launching & Planning Prior to ’25, September would be a month of planning for the upcoming sailings in January and February, as well as starting to talk about lineups…
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…