Leslie Lewis & Gerard Hagen "Jazz from Paris"

Joyeux Noël de Paris ... 

Chers Amis, 

With hope for peace, wishes of goodwill, and the joy of giving, the world celebrates Christmas.  

We find joy and hope in the eyes of children on Christmas morning. It’s in the hearts…

Bonjour de Paris ... 

“We’ll be going back again at the end of January, but this time we’ll be prepared, I hope." 

Chers Amis, 

We have been freezing here for the past week or so.  Completely the opposite from last…

Bonjour de Paris ... 

“Maybe we thought it was a dream and we’d wake up in Niagara Falls with a hangover.” 
Robert Mitchum  “Out Of The Past” 

Chers Amis, 

Leslie and I were watching “Out Of The Past” when I…

Bonjour de Paris 

 “…the band was a bit amped when we started the concert…”  

Chers Amis,  

We returned to Paris from La Petite Pierre late this afternoon. We were there for the Au Grès Du Jazz festival.  It was our…

 Bonjour de Paris ... 

  “She conducted the band with her ass.” 

Chers Amis, 

 So it was on this day, July 2nd 2012, that Leslie and I arrived in Paris with two suitcases and no clue what awaited us.  At that…

Bonjour de Paris ... 

           “I have never been nervous walking in Paris late at night.” 

Chers Amis, 

Last week I was confronted with a health issue which required an out-patient surgery at the American Hospital here in Paris. We had…

                                  Bonjour de Paris ... 

                                 “We were home well before daybreak” 

Chers Amis, 

We have been very fortunate to end 2021 and begin 2022 with a lot of great music. Leslie and I worked with Bruno Rousselet at Chez Papa Jazz…

Joyeux Noël de Paris

Bonnes Fêtes 

Chers Amis,  

As we close in on Christmas later this week Leslie and I are enjoying some free time away from performing. So Leslie is devoting some time searching for new material for her…

      Bonjour de Paris ... 

         “Crazy Huh?”   

Chers Amis,  

Things have been incredibly busy here.  Paris is essentially back, (for now).  The streets are busy, as are the stores, restaurants, clubs and theatres. People are traveling again and in general things…

                                                             Bonjour de Paris ...                                                         

                                             “Godspeed my friend”   

Chers Amis,  

The Jazz world is full of many, many bright lights.  Some make the music and some support the artists who make the music.  The value of music is the degree in…

    Bonjour de Paris ...   

“Watching, waiting and hoping!”   

Chers Amis,  

Watching our little corner of the world, we are waiting to see what’s next and hoping for something that resembles a world that we can truly live in. We all…

Bonjour de Paris ...    

      “The way things are going these days… I got no explanation!”   

Chers Amis,  

I have started this newsletter several times over the past few weeks.  Every time I sat down to write, something came up that…