How High the Moon

Singing in the Not So Gentle Rain…

Singing in the Not So Gentle Rain…

After more than a week of absolutely glorious weather, it's storming, derecho-ing and tornado-ing here in the Washington, DC area. My husband was running around closing all of the windows in the house and saying, "Batten down the hatches!" I got some inspiration last night while hanging out with Brian who was sitting in with the award-winning Bohemian Caverns Jazz Orchestra. It was an evening of beautiful and adventurous arrangements, inspired fiery solos and great fun and camaraderie! This morning, I got to hang out with a very good friend who I had not seen in long time. We ate eggs…
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“I’m Barack ‘Obobble’ and I Approve This Practice Session.”

Meet my new practice partner; All the way from the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC....BARACK OBOBBLE! Isn't he cute? My awesome pal, Tamara brought this Barack Obama bobble head figure back from the DNC for me. His head bobbles to the music while I'm practicing. Although he likes jazz, I think I have to learn to play and sing some patriotic songs for him in the near future! LOL! Have to admit that I didn't get in any practice time yesterday. I spent most of the day trying to kick a cold that was trying to jump on me.…
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Frozen Chai and Charlie Parker

I woke up to the most beautifully perfect morning...Oh my, how I love this time of year! Today is my big sister's birthday, so I took her out for breakfast at Open City Diner where I ate a huge omelet and drank THE most delicious confection: FROZEN CHAI! YUMMY! O.K., so anyway, let's get down to business. :-). Because I was up so late last night trying to get this website finished (I finally got into bed sometime after 2am) and I was up early, I have to admit that I didn't have a lot of energy to practice but…
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