Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Saturday Night Lights

This past Saturday, I got to go to the Hong Kong International Jazz Festival. It was also a public holiday so we just happened to get a beautiful view of the celebratory fireworks as well! I'm not going to write too much in this post... I think I'll just let the pictures tell the story. 


I have to admit that I don't really know many famous jazz artists. The featured band of the night was Poncho Sanchez and his Latin Jazz Band, featuring Terence Blanchard. I figured they were pretty famous since "Poncho" kept yelling, "the amazing Terence Blanchard, everyone!" (And yes... I just googled him and he's a Grammy winning jazz trumpeter and composer). But I actually enjoyed the last performer who was a cute old grandpa on the piano. My favourite songs of the night were his renditions of Nat King Cole's Smile, and Frank Sinatra's That's All. I love oldies... old people and old songs. I'm such a grandma at heart. Now excuse me while I go take out my dentures. Wow... total digression. This is my cue to end this post. bye!

4 comments:

  1. whoa awesome fireworks. puts Van's celebration of lights to shame :p

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  2. beautiful hong kong.. I miss you. Oh.. you too, girl in the red pants :P

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  3. it was you laura! haha.

    did you use long exposure for the fireworks shots or did they fire them all at once?

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  4. no long exposure... the fireworks just get fired 5 or 6 at a time... haha. they really like their explosions here...

    -laura

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