Today I leave Prague for Amberg, where I’ll be staying for a couple days before catching a train to Berlin. Prague has been an excellent musical experience. Not only is there great music here, but it’s practically spilling out of the clubs and restaurants, eight days a week. While I only visited half a dozen […]
I spent my Friday night at the Agharta Jazz Club, listening to one of the best shows I’ve seen since leaving Seattle. The band played a mix of funk and modern jazz, invoking the musical influences of Pat Metheny, James Brown, Dave Holland and the edgy jazz/fusion trio Medeski Martin & Wood. Though the show […]
Last night I bumped into the Reduta Jazz Club quite accidentally and decided to make that my music stop for evening. Reduta, open since 1958, is known for featuring the big-name musicians that come to town as well as the local talent, as their website says. So on paper, this place seemed like a must-see.
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Well, I didn’t make it to see the Mozart concert last night, but I did make friends with two Australian law students and ended up having a fantastic Czech dinner at a great restaurant near the hostel. On the whole, it was a better alternative to the Mozart concert, because now I have a gaggle […]
First, thanks to poster Absintheur for the skinny on one of Prague’s musical institutions. I can’t wait to check it out
I spent most of today exploring the area near my hostel on foot. When I set out after a late breakfast, the sky was swimming with big, puffy snowflakes, the kind that almost […]
Geneva was a pleasant stay, though I was there for less than 24 hours. Definitely a stunningly beautiful city, and the weather was perfect for wandering, taking pictures and generally being in no hurry to get anywhere. My flight yesterday morning departed two hours late, due to a fire on the runway that shut down […]