Summer Jazz in Taipei

What a wonderful night!!! Its almost unbelievable, but some of the greatest Jazz legends performed here in Taipei. Who says Taipei isn't a international city???

The event is the second annual Summer Jazz Festival 夏日爵士音樂節, which had originally scheduled three concerts with three headliners among the most influential figures jazz has produced in the last thirty or so years: Joe Lovano, Jack DeJohnette, and Ahmad Jamal (cancelled due to health reasons). This may sound pretentious, but we are dealing with icons here and as it goes with icons, they will for sure bring a taste of heaven to any jazz lover. However, the venue is somewhat disappointing. The National Concert Hall is far from being a smoke-filled jazz club, which means you don't get that "Feeling".

I was lucky enough to get tix for Jack Dejohnette, a true legend, he played with John Coltrane, and was a member of the Miles Davis' Band which recorded the first "jazz-rock album" Bitches Brew (1969). The event was sold out and it was worth every penny.

It was truly a marvelous night of Jazz!!!