The unpredictable Michigan weather held out for a wonderful start to this year's Jazz Fest. The Bad Plus with Joshua Redman, set the tone with an opening set that was very much worth braving the rush hour traffic to get a seat. For the last few years, the Festival opens on a Friday night... Continue Reading →
Home Away From Home
I guess I am a creature of habit from time to time. Just about everyone who knows me knows where to find me on Labor Day weekend in Detroit. One of my favorite events of the year is the Detroit Jazz Festival at Hart Plaza, and now expanded all the way up to Campus Martius... Continue Reading →
Back to School
It is nearing the end of August, and every mother of school age children I see has that desperate look in their eye that says, “Is it September yet?”. The beginning of a new school year is nearly upon us, marked by the back to school sales of number 2 pencils, backpacks and pencil boxes... Continue Reading →