The Weekender
May 4, 2024
OUR TAKE: A Weekend With Houston
For those who missed our announcement earlier this week, the legendary Houston Person will be sailing on The Jazz Cruise ’25. Sidelined by exhaustion, Houston was not able to sail…
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April 27, 2024
OUR TAKE: Jazz is a Good Bet…Actually, it is a “Sure Thing”
The old joke was “I went to a fight and a hockey game broke out.” The new joke is “I went to a casino and a professional sporting event broke…
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April 20, 2024
OUR TAKE: Jazz Appreciation Month
Our preoccupation with the McDonald – LaBelle Cruise postponed our annual discussion about April being Jazz Appreciation Month. I will forego that customary “we appreciate jazz every month” bromide and…
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April 13, 2024
OUR TAKE: Great Music is Just That…Great Music
Jazz Cruises is the GOLD STANDARD for Jazz at Sea. Apparently, we have a very cool side hustle going. We just completed a wonderful 4-day, 3-night cruise that featured the…
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April 6, 2024
OUR TAKE: How About Them Drums
There is no such thing as a great band, or even a good band, that sports a poor drummer. Drums are the foundation upon which you can build something big,…
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March 30, 2024
OUR TAKE: Tornadoes and Other Twisters
Did you know that nearly 70% of all tornadoes occur from March through May? Perhaps that is why I have always found this time of the year to be unsettling.…
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March 23, 2024
OUR TAKE: The STL Jazz Fest is Back!
For the past few years, not counting the Pandemic period, Jazz Cruises has presented some form of Jazz Festival in our hometown of St. Louis. Most recently, it was called…
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March 15, 2024
OUR TAKE: Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest
As I have shared before, Boscov’s Berks Jazz Fest has been an important part of our jazz reach for many years. The lineup is always a blend of “straight ahead”…
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March 9, 2024
OUR TAKE: Spring Forward, More Music
Tonight, actually early tomorrow morning, we will move our clocks forward one hour signaling the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. I imagine that most people look forward to this occurrence…
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March 2, 2024
OUR TAKE: Divine Nine, Devine +2, De Vine ’24
Excuse the play on words, but it was too tempting to resist. The first of our “Vine” inspirations is by far the most important. The Divine Nine is the nickname of…
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February 24, 2024
OUR TAKE: Unpacking
Upon coming home from 33 days at sea, the goals are to catch up and unpack. While at sea, with all the great music, fun events, and wonderful guests to…
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February 17, 2024
OUR TAKE: Back Home & Back to Work
Botti at Sea ’24 completed its triumphant inaugural sailing on Thursday and the entire Jazz Cruises team is now back at home. The cruise was an amazing experience, filled with…
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February 10, 2024
OUR TAKE: At-Sea Edition #5 – Botti at Sea ’24
It is Day 3 of the inaugural sailing of Botti at Sea ’24, one of the most highly anticipated cruise programs in the history of Jazz Cruises. Every stateroom was…
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February 2, 2024
OUR TAKE: At-Sea Edition #4 – The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’24 Celebrates its 20th Anniversary
It is Day 3 of the second week of "The Greatest Party at Sea"! Just as we experienced last week, everyone is in a celebratory mood as we continue our…
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January 27, 2024
OUR TAKE: At-Sea Edition #3 – The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’24 Celebrates it’s 20th Anniversary
It is Day 3 of The Greatest Party at Sea! Everyone is in a celebratory mood as we start a two-week celebration of the 20th Anniversary of The Smooth Jazz Cruise. As…
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