October 15, 2025

Jazz Notes: 10.15.25

Jazz Can Be De-Lovely! 51 years ago today, Cole Porter died. Though few would call him a jazz composer, many of his amazing standards such as “Night and Day,” “I’ve Got…
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October 8, 2025

Jazz Notes: 10.8.25

This edition of Jazz Notes is a friendly reminder about our upcoming jazz cruises, especially the programs that require immediate action for you to secure your spot. I’ll offer updates…
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October 1, 2025

Jazz Notes – 10.1.25

It’s Q4-’25!Are You Ready to Sail in Q1-’26? The fourth quarter of ’25 begins today which means we here at Signature Cruise Experiences are in preparation mode. Since we don’t…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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christian mcbride big band without further ado
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…
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JAZZ NOTES
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…
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BIRDLAND THE WEEKENDER
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…
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newport jazz festival
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…
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ELVIS COSTELLO CHRIS BOTTI AT SEA
July 30, 2025

Jazz Notes: 7.30.25

It May Not Be Jazz, But It Sure Is Cool! Both David Foster and Michael McDonald have performed on a Signature Cruise Experiences jazz program.
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KATHARINE MCPHEE DAVID FOSTER CRUISE
July 23, 2025

Jazz Notes: 7.23.25

The Weather is “Hot”….So is Jazz! They say that you cannot change the weather. That is true if you stay in one place and do not move. Part of the…
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DOWNBEAT CRITICS POLL
July 17, 2025

Jazz Notes: 7.16.25

No Sports Today…Jazz is Every Day! Today is the day after Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, which, for the first time in years was fun to watch. MLB’s All-Star Game…
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CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE'S WORLD AT SEA
July 9, 2025

Jazz Notes: 7.9.25

The Second Half of ’25 is Under Way! Our team at Signature Cruise Experiences is back at work after our annual mid-year break and the countdown is officially on –…
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MID YEAR REVIEW THE WEEKENDER
June 25, 2025

Jazz Notes: 6.25.25

’25 is Nearly Half Over! Time to Assess Our Progress!  In a few days, June will be over and, with the coming of July, it is time to assess how we…
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