What a great Festival we had this year


News from Panama / Thursday, March 8th, 2012

The Boquete Jazz and Blues Festival ended this week and the promoter, Hans-J. Lebuser pushed the bar up really high this year with an international cast of artists.  I had the pleasure of meeting a lot of them and the festival days were followed by party nights so after three days it was time to say good bye.   We all have to tell everybody how really great the Festival was.  It will be even bigger next year if that is really possible.  Hans, don’t leave us now!!

Here are some of the videos and pictures from our Boquete Jazz and Blues Festival this year.  Talent from around the world came here.  You must not miss this next year.

Saskia Laroo  and Jazzkia from the Netherlands (I bought 4 of her CDs)  TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS REALLY LOUD !!!!

Mitch Woods from New Orleans

Mitch and a guy from Switzerland on mouth harp.

Our imported New Orleans Street band with nostalgia music from the early days.  These guys were good.

The first American dance called the Cake Walk

Midnight Mama and Midnight Papa

More New Orleans Jazz

And more…

Betty Bryant at 82 years old!!

And last but not least the final number.

And some slideshows

My friend Mark Heyer’s great album of Fest goers