Hello, I’m writing in preparation for a great musical road trip tomorrow, where I’ll be taking La Timbística, a fantastic Latin jazz group comprised of some of the most talented Berklee students. The group is led by a great young percussionist, Paulo Stagnaro, who I happened to work with before in the recording of the Panama [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2009
La Timbística, the Berklee Latin Jazz All-Stars on their way to Freihofer’s Jazz Festival in Saratoga Springs, NY
June 26, 2009 – 8:30 pm
Day 5
June 26, 2009 – 1:21 pm
It was another hot one featuring a thunder and lightening show at lunch time. I was soaking wet most of the day, initially from sweat, and finally from rain. I spent the entire day in the sun working on decking and stringers. Chris and Christina (Mets and Yankee fans) did terrific work on fitting the [...]
Living History
June 25, 2009 – 11:02 pm
On last year’s trip, our colleague, Barbara Thomas, had a chance meeting with a life-long New Orleans native who witnessed unfathomable horrors when the levees broke. Mr. Rene Penny works – seven days a week – as the head cook at the Hotel Monteleone. His shift began this morning at 7:00 a.m. and he finished [...]
Maria: a porch and a musical dog
June 25, 2009 – 1:31 pm
Hi Everyone, it’s Maria. Today Team Fascia (Omar, Janelle & I) made some incredible progress on the front porch flooring of the house. It’s amazing how satisfying this work can be. It took us several tries to get one of our boards cut to fit around the porch railing post and when it finally slid [...]