Friday, August 27, 2010
Last Wednesday's Ikebana:
© 2010 Pamela MacCarthy
"Ikebana # 83"
8-25-2010
On Thursday,
my dear friend, & drummer extraordinaire
Jimmie Smith
took me to his gig at the annual
New Orleans Dixieland Jazz Festival
in Asakusa, Tokyo.
There were 2 bands featured.
From Japan were
Yoshio Toyama's Dixie Saints;
and from NOLA;
Thomas Fischer & The New Orleans Jazz All Stars.
Jimmie played with
The Dixie Saints :
Yoshio Toyama - trumpet
Keiko Toyama - piano, banjo
Koji Suzuki - clarinet
Tadanori Konakawa - trombone
Yoichi (Baseball) Fujisaki - bass
Jimmie Smith - drums
I sat backstage
and got this shot:
© 2010 Pamela MacCarthy
Jimmie Smith
@ The New Orleans Dixieland Jazz Fest
Asakusa, Tokyo
8-26-2010
I so enjoy Jimmie's artistry...
He plays on my first CD,
"How About You"?
I wandered over to the dressing room next door
to meet the second band.
From New Orleans, La.,
The New Orleans Jazz All Stars are :
Thomas Fischer - leader, clarinet, sax
Thomas Hook - piano, vocals
Neil Unterseher - banjo, vocals
Charles Fardella - trumpet
Frederick Lonzo - trombone
Richard Moten - bass
Gerald French - drums
Yolanda Windsay - vocals
It was a pleasure to meet and spend some time
with the musicians from N'Awlins.
The warmth and camaraderie I felt
was something I won't soon forget.
Their performances were magical.
Then, out came the lovely
Yolanda Windsay.
She has a golden voice, that just soars with spirit!
I really must visit New Orleans very soon!
The spirit of Dixieland Jazz
was spread over that hall
like butter on bread.
I was glad to be there!
Thomas Fischer & The New Orleans Jazz All Stars
featuring
Yolanda Windsay
Asakusa Hall
8-26-2010
Till Next Time...
Labels: August photos, drummer Jimmie Smith, Ikebana, The New Orleans Dixieland Jazz Festival 2010, The New Orleans Jazz All Stars, Yolanda Windsay, Yoshio Toyama's Dixie Saints
7:16 PM
Monday, August 23, 2010
Happy Birthday, Michael!
Till Next Time...
Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Happy Birthday Michael
8:11 PM
Friday, August 20, 2010
Yesterday was my monthly Etegami session.
I enjoy painting Etegami,
and the camaraderie of this group.
It was very productive session :
© 2010 Pamela MacCarthy
"Peach"
Watercolor / Ink on Postcard
© 2010 Pamela MacCarthy
"Atsui,(Hot!)The Summer of 2010"
Watercolor / Ink
on paper
35cm X 65cm
I used my "HOTTER 'N JULY" music playlist
for backround music :
Sun Goddess - Ramsey Lewis & Earth, Wind, & Fire
Creepin' - Lee Ritenour & Bob James
In Perfect Dreams - k.d.lang
Whine Up - Kat DeLuna, ft. Elephant Man
Bullshit - Grace Jones
Sunspot Baby - Bob Seger
Life of the Party - Snoop Dogg, ft. Too Short
Sunny Afternoon - The Kinks
Apaga La Luz - Celia Cruz y Willie Colon
Across the Universe - Fiona Apple
The Look of Love - Nina Simone
I Do It For Your Love - Bill Evans & Toots Theilemans
2000 Light Years From Home - The Rolling Stones
Island - Cat Power
Big thanks to the our sensei; Hamada-san,
and to Iijima-san, for her guidance with my Kanji caligraphy.
And to my fellow painters,
the homemade dishes for lunch afterwards,
were awesome :
Dim Sum dumplings, Spaghetti with meatsauce,
Deep fried fish, Sweet and sour vegetable salad, Red beans and rice.
The giant peach I painted, was served up...
A most excellent session!
Till Next Time...
Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, Etegami, iPod playlist, Peach, Summer of 2010
10:09 PM
Sunday, August 15, 2010
In September,
I will perform at a new venue, in Daimon,
near the Tokyo Tower
called The Shiba Park Hotel.
The room is called Bar The Fifteen's.
I have 2 dates, thus far:
Sept. 10th, Friday,
& Oct 15th, Friday.
3 shows; 8, 9, & 10pm.
I will perform with jazz pianist Tom Pierson,
& Trio.
Till Next Time...
Labels: Pamela MacCarthy Live Schedule
8:00 PM
Thursday, August 05, 2010
Another scorcher,
yesterday.
At around dusk, I love the light.
Images are softened by a glowing amber
that spells relief
from the contrasting harshness of midday...
At sunset,
I took this portrait:
© 2010 Pamela MacCarthy
Summer Portrait
8-4-2010
Sunset in my eyes
Cicadas in the chorus
A tall cool one, please...
© 2010 Pamela MacCarthy
Till Next Time...
Labels: Artist Pamela MacCarthy, August photos, dusk, Haiku, Natsu, Summer Portrait
9:40 PM
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Photo: Michio Yves Ueda
