Oscar Peterson celebrates his Centennial Birthday in 2025. The Canadian born jazz pianist is considered one of the top pianists of all time by most fans and the greatest of all time by many. I own virtually every recording Oscar Peterson made. At work, often, I will start playing his music from the time I arrive until […]

It is one thing to talk about the History of Jazz. It is quite another thing to make that story live with music. For years, Marcus Miller has presented a 60 – 75 minute show which traces the history of jazz from the early days in New Orleans through the end of BeBop and the […]

One of the longest standing relationships that we at Signature Cruise Experiences have is our partnership with Berks Jazz Fest. In part, this is due to the broad array of jazz the festival offers, which matches much of our varied programs. The quality of the performances and the attention to detail that the festival offers […]

Our final cruise program, The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’25.2, ended on Tuesday. Since then, we have pressed forward to address Journey of Jazz ’25, which sails this Fall, and to put the pedal to the metal for our ’26 Sailings. Before turning the page on the past four weeks of programs, I am taking a […]

Today is Day five of The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’25.2, the final program of our run of four cruises this Winter Season. Our last Our Take was on Day five of The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’25.1. Though the programming for both weeks varies slightly, for the most part they are identical, risking writing about what happened […]

Botti at Sea ’25 ended on Tuesday morning and The Smooth Jazz Cruise ’25.1 was ready to go by noon that same day. Watching the transformation of the ship, the banners and the stages from one to the other is amazing. Not only are the changes seamless, but they are accomplished so quickly. Kudos to […]

Tuesday marked the last day of The Jazz Cruise ’25 and the first day of Chris Botti at Sea II (’25). Musically, we moved from a week of 100 of the world’s best jazz musicians to the virtuosity and big show grandeur of the performers chosen by Chris Botti for his cruise. Highlights of the […]

Reporting from The Jazz Cruise ’25. Today is day five of the cruise and I am thrilled to report that the week thus far has been wonderful. The ship is filled to the brim with great jazz fans from around the world and 100 of the very best jazz musicians on the planet. The sheer […]

Last night, we arrived in Ft. Lauderdale. On Tuesday, we will board the Celebrity Summit for the 25th Anniversary Sailing of The Jazz Cruise.

On the eve of the annual celebration of the life and mission of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., it is appropriate to remember how important he viewed our music to be.  “Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell the story of life’s difficulties.” These words were delivered by Dr. King as a written introduction to […]