Monterey 2008: Summing Up
Forrest Dylan Bryant | Sep 21, 2008 | 2 comments
A few parting impressions of the 51st Monterey Jazz Festival…
Top 5 Shows:
A completely subjective list…
Best Discovery: Junko Moriya Quartet
Favorite Quotes:
“Oh, man, Monterey. This is the big one!” — Marc Cary
“I see all those lights out there. I know this’ll be on YouTube in the morning. But that’s okay, ’cause we’re family.” — Christian McBride
“This is why folks are afraid of Obama. This is the genius of our people.” — African-American audience member at Wayne Shorter’s performance
Filed Under: MJF/51 - 2008 • Monterey Jazz Festival
Lucky you – wish I could have been there!
Here’s some additional coverage of Monterey…
- Photo blog by Stuart Brinin, Robert Holt and Wayne Saroyan at JazzWest.com
- Josef Woodard for the Santa Barbara Independent
- Richard Scheinin for the San Jose Mercury News
- Pamela Espeland for Jazz Police
- Larry Taylor for All About Jazz