Leslie Lewis & Gerard Hagen "Jazz from Paris"

Bonjour de Paris ... 

"Living in the new Normal." 

Chers Amis, 

The above title was “lifted” by yours truly from an email written by our good friends Clifford and Lydia.  Under previous conditions they would most likely be in Paris…

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Bonjour de Paris ... 

Chers Amis, 

We are on day 20 of quarantine. Our last gig which was March 14th in a very sparsely populated Parisien club. Around the second set I was just beginning to feel sick. I wasn't…

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Bonjour de Paris ... 

Chers Amis, 

It has been too long since I last posted to you. Many things have conspired to put me behind including computer problems, concerts, teaching, traveling, arranging, rehearsing, practicing, booking gigs and on and on…

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Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,
 
It rarely happens but... we had last weekend free. So with some extra time on our hands we made up for the fact that we missed celebrating Thanksgiving for the first five years that…

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Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,
 
Leslie and I hope that all is well with you.  It is fall in Paris, the sun has left the building, so to speak.  Somehow this year I seem to be able to embrace…

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Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,
 
It is September in Paris.  That means that it is "la rentrée" which for families with school age children means get ready for the school year and get back to work after summer vacations.…

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Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,

It is often the case that we send out a newsletter upon returning home to Paris from time spent away somewhere.  This time it was a quiet few weeks spent with friends in the…

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  Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,

So we are back in Paris after a week in Italy. This trip was a birthday present for Leslie and she made the absolute most of it beginning with doing a ton of research…

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Bonjour de Paris ... Chers Amis,

We just returned from a killer four days in Porto, Portugal.  Other than a quick run out that Leslie made to Volnay, FR earlier this month, it was the first time that we left…

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Bonjour de Paris ... Chers Amis,

So many things have transpired since I last reported to you. It's best that I follow events chronologically in order to lessen the chances of forgetting something important or more to the point, funny. …

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Bonjour de Paris ...   Chers Amis,

We are seeing more and more nice days in Paris of late. Perhaps we can dare to hope for springtime in Paris this year. To go along with the nice weather, our work routine…

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  Bonjour de Paris ...   Chers Amis,

We are both back in Paris after spending a few days in Bordeaux with Peter and Nicole Giron.  There is a "fast" train that goes from Paris to Bordeaux in two hours (normally the…

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