(Dutch Blog) I returned to NYC, sang with my teacher in a restaurant trio, stayed with Richard Padron when Joe’s couch was occupied, biked through the Bronx, and worked with Barry Harris in a workshop that led to a dawn jam session.
(Dutch Blog) I crashed on Joe Cohn’s couch for a week, dodged worries about bedbugs, jumped straight into NYC jazz club nights — from Fatcat and Smalls to jam sessions at Smoke and the Allen Room sax battle with Joe Lovano.
(Dutch Blog) In St. Louis with Fulbright: I toured the Arch, visited Jefferson’s home, heard jazz in local beer gardens, and soaked in the city’s character between sessions and conversations.
(Dutch Blog) In St. Louis I explored the City Museum: climbing through caves, sliding down a ten-story slide, playing the organ mid-grotto, and spending a night in the museum’s catering manager’s loft.