Approximately one month ago witnessed the Fifth Annual Boquete Jazz Festival at the BCP Theater and other venues here in the area. The Jazz Festival was larger than just the stage performances, as it included wine tasting events, "after-parties" and jam sessions at various restaurants, free public performances in the gazebo at the park, music clinics for aspiring musicians, etc.
For those volunteers who supported the event, and for those who attended the performances (supporting with their ticket purchases), and for those who simply are jazz aficionados, the audio recordings of the five recorded stage performances has now been published and is available on-line, without cost.
The songs for each of the five recorded jazz quartets have been grouped into sets, one set for each of the five recorded quartets . The following five URLs provide access to those five sets. It should be obvious once at the web site how to play all songs in a set, or how to select individual songs within a set. These URLs are listed in the order they were performed/recorded. It is not necessary to create an account on the web site or to provide any personal information in order to listen to these recordings.
For the Ibrahim Merel Jazz Quartet, from Thursday, February 24th:
For the Spicy Latin Jazz Quartet, from Friday, February 25th:
For the Carlos Garnett Jazz Quartet, from Friday, February 25th:
For the Carlos Ubarte Jazz Quartet, from Saturday, February 26th:
For the Pat Belliveau Jazz Quartet with special guest Jon Day, from Saturday, February 26th:
Because these are full-fidelity recordings (not compressed or dumbed-down in any manner, e.g., MP3 format), it is recommended that you listen with the best speakers or headphones that you have available so as to experience the real impact of these performances..
These audio cuts are being published for your enjoyment and also with the hope that you will volunteer for or support the Sixth Annual Boquete Jazz Festival in 2012.. It is my understanding that next year's event may become the Sixth Annual Boquete Blues and Jazz Festival (as opposed to jazz genre only).
I wish to close with a personal thank you to the many dozens of people who gave this event their total commitment. I include BCP in that list for its sponsorship. This event could not have happened without many very special people giving of themselves without expectation of anything in return. I rarely have seen a community come together as ours did, with the result that our community has been enriched and continues to gain in stature.
Sincerely,
Bud Huber
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