Kim Kelley
May 17, 2025
Our Take: The Jazz Cruise ’26 – Bigger & Better Than Ever
Last Sunday was Mother’s Day. I went to the cemetery to visit the gravesite of my mother. For those who do not know, my mother, Anita E. Berry, was the…
May 14, 2025
Jazz Notes: 5.14.25
Let’s Talk Jazz For over a month, our notes to you have revolved around Jazz Appreciation Month and International Jazz Day! One cannot overstate the importance of those events and…
May 10, 2025
Our Take: Peabo is Back!
Peabo Bryson is a 2x GRAMMY® Winner known best for his ballads, duets with female vocalists and his participation in several Disney animated feature films as the lead male singer…
May 3, 2025
Our Take: And They’re Off!
In a few hours, the 2025 Kentucky Derby will be run. They call it the most exciting two minutes in sports, which is fascinating since only one horse, Secretariat, the…
April 30, 2025
Jazz Notes: 4.30.25
Today is International Jazz Day (IJD). Kind of the New Year’s Eve of Jazz. Everyone around the world will be celebrating our music. Signature Cruise Experiences is always active on this…
April 26, 2025
Our Take: Music in the Car
We have been celebrating Jazz Appreciation Month in The Weekender and Jazz Notes for the past few weeks. Our tribute ends next Wednesday with a special edition of Jazz Notes…
April 23, 2025
Jazz Notes: 4.23.25
More Jazz Appreciation Month Insights As part of the Jazz Appreciation Month celebration, we have shared what many of our musicians believe Jazz Appreciation Month means to them. The responses…
April 19, 2025
Our Take: A (Jazzy) Easter Basket For You
No matter what your religious beliefs may be, sometime in your life you either gave or received an Easter Basket. Though inextricably tied to Easter, over the years Easter baskets…
April 16, 2025
Jazz Notes: 4.16.25
Tax Day +1: Let’s Celebrate! Every year April 15 looms as a day of reckoning for taxpayers. If you are receiving a refund, you probably paid too much during the…
April 12, 2025
Our Take: Hanging at Berks Jazz Fest
This edition is coming to you from the Berks Jazz Fest. The calendar says it is Spring. That message did not make it to Reading, Pennsylvania, home of this amazing…