NYC June 2004
September 25, 2004

OK, finally getting to the NYC trip back in June. Let's see what has stuck in my mind after almost 3 months have passed since I returned to Rio.

NYC in June after not visiting in a year and it was one of those beautiful NYC Junes! Well, I got to see tons of friends as well as my mom, sister and my father. I got a new visa for Brasil and I dealt with my NYC apt. I ate plenty of ethnic food and heard a fair share of jazz gigs. Many friends are doing well and sounding great. Got to hear Bernstein and Melhdau at the Jazz Standard and Uri Caine at the Vanguard. I also did a bit of sitting in myself at a variety of gigs.

I got to joke around in English and let my NYC sacasm run wild. One thing I was really cognisent of was the "First World Element". I was super in-tune with the differences between the US (or shall I say NY) and Brasil. If nothing else, from a cosumation standpoint it's really a trip. Buying electronic gadets, getting things fixed, etc., etc.. Just a whole different story! I got off the plane, stopped at my apt and then went to get my laptop fixed around 9:30am. By noon it was ready!! I bought a DVD player for $39. $39!!

But probably the biggest and best memory was a gig I played with Freddie Bryant and Joel Frahm while in town. But I'm going to put that one in a separate entry!

Posted by Scott at 05:27 PM