Jazzlife - because all of life is jazz

- because all of life is jazz

How out of it do I feel about this: Justin Hansen…

How out of it do I feel about this:

Justin Hansen, the drummer from the group behind the annoying song M’bop, has not only been married now for a year, but is also the father to a 7-month old child. Oy…

May 30, 2003 Posted by jazzlifejeff | music | | No Comments

This didn’t seem appropriate to print yesterday, b…

This didn’t seem appropriate to print yesterday, but I feel I have to speak out:

All of this supposed patriotic zeal in the US, booing the Dixie Chicks just because lead singer Nathalie Mayne spoke out on “president” Bush? Grow up people!

Last I heard, Freedom of Speech was a right in America. Now people are giving them grief because they actually used it. To me, that’s really pathetic.

May 27, 2003 Posted by jazzlifejeff | Dixie Chicks, News, music | | No Comments

37th Montreux Jazz Festival Seems like the Montr…

37th Montreux Jazz Festival

Seems like the Montreal Jazz Festival isn’t the only one to deviate to other musical styles. Jamiroquai?

May 24, 2003 Posted by jazzlifejeff | Jazz, music | | No Comments

Diana Krall Already At Work On Next CD Personall…

Diana Krall Already At Work On Next CD

Personally, I’m not a fan of hers, but she has won many accolades of late (Grammy, Juno), and General Motors has really pushed a series of ads with her… I guess I have to grudgingly accept her as one of ours.

May 24, 2003 Posted by jazzlifejeff | Diana Krall, Jazz | | No Comments

We had hot water again this evening. The city turn…

We had hot water again this evening. The city turned it off since Tuesday.

That meant my first shower in 3 days. Words can’t adequately express how good it felt!

May 22, 2003 Posted by jazzlifejeff | life | | No Comments

It’s been far too long that I haven’t been updatin…

It’s been far too long that I haven’t been updating this blog. Time to change that.

I think that in trying to post mostly jazz-related content here, I may have limited it a bit. I mixed in many other things before, and it resulted in more frequent postings. So, I’m returning to that.

May 22, 2003 Posted by jazzlifejeff | webhead | | No Comments

This week’s Friday Five: 1. Would you consider yo…

This week’s Friday Five:

1. Would you consider yourself an organized person? Why or why not?
I try to be, but there’s always room for improvement.

2. Do you keep some type of planner, organizer, calendar, etc. with you, and do you use it regularly?
I used to go with a manual paper organizer, but as writing by hand became more difficult I migrated to using Outlook on my PC.

3. Would you say that your desk is organized right now?
Far from it! My desk is a mess.

4. Do you alphabetize CDs, books, and DVDs, or does it not matter?
The most I’ve done here is to group CDs by the same artist together.

5. What’s the hardest thing you’ve ever had to organize?
Just organizing unpacking in a new apartment. Almost a year later now, and I still have a lot to do.

May 10, 2003 Posted by jazzlifejeff | meme | | No Comments

I can’t believe how much time has passed since I l…

I can’t believe how much time has passed since I last posted here!

Musically, I’ve been following this year’s American Idol, just like last year. It’s obssession enough that I’ve been missing the final episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer for it. Those I’ll likely be able to see in re-runs.

May 6, 2003 Posted by jazzlifejeff | American Idol, life | | No Comments