bill jennings with willis jackson on 91.1 in Toronto

hello.

arrived in Toronto tonight.
dinner with John, Pete, & Diana, at Boba.
Lovely wines. Abadia Retuerta Rivola 2004, Finca Allende Rioja 2003, Muga Rioja Riserva 2001.
Great conversation and catching up.
Talk about teaching, about continuing the legacy we've inherited.

and in the hotel room, the bedside radio was tuned to Toronto station 91.1
upon arrival, a blues show: Little Richard singing "Lucille" and a great song by Bo Diddley. The host had things to say about Earl Palmer's groove. This is not your garden variety blues show.

now, after dinner, a wonderful jazz show. there have been songs by Oliver Nelson (I think the show is actually titled "Stolen Moments"), Chuck Wayne with Tony Bennett, a blues by Willis Jackson featuring one of my heroes Bill Jennings, and a beautiful piano trio performance of "I'll Remember April" now that sounds like it could be Dave McKenna....
Will I be up all night listening to this?

Tomorrow, a jog in Toronto... need to buy a shirt (forgot to bring a shirt for the gig)... and a nice lunch hopefully at Jamie Kennedy's wine bar... and the gig....
Home on Monday.

What a lovely life it is.

OK... waiting to see who the piano trio is...