Leslie Lewis & Gerard Hagen "Jazz from Paris"

Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,

Friday night Marc Ghoukassian from Bayside Restaurant in Newport Beach was at our gig in Paris with a group of his friends. When we lived in California Leslie and I worked for him at…

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Chers Amis,

Breakfast in Los Angeles, lunch in London, dinner in Paris, we have made the journey back to Europe. Thank goodness for those restaurants because the food that was served during the flight was barely recognizable…

Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,

Tonight's plan was to spend the evening packing and getting everything ready for our early AM flight to L.A. But (there is almost always a but) we received an offer to go hear Kurt…

Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,

This is going to be a shorter than normal post. We are going a mile a minute here. Last spring I was offered an opportunity to teach a jazz history class at the Paris…

Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,

Leslie and I hope that you all enjoyed the holidays and that 2018 is starting well for all of you. Over Christmas we enjoyed a few days off in Bordeaux starting with the new…

Joyeux Noël de Paris ...

Chers Amis, 

 Leslie and I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and send our best wishes for a New Year filled with all of the things that make you happy and fulfilled.…

Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,

Leslie and I are just sickened by the news we've been hearing about the fires in California. We pray that all of our California friends and your families are safe and comfortable with your…

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 Chers Amis,

 Winter has arrived in Paris. Once again we are adjusting to the cold. It’s a damp cold here, very overcast with cool, gray colors.  At the moment it is not too bad because it’s…

Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,

We are back in the swing of things after the summer season. I fear we are experiencing the last few days of sunshine and temperate weather before the fall rains begin. It looks like…

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Chers Amis,

I began writing this newsletter while we were flying over the North Atlantic Ocean about halfway to Frankfurt, Germany during the second leg of our journey back to Paris. That flight was followed by…

Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,

This week we will be on the road at the La Baule Jazz Festival. This is the last big push in what has been a really busy month where much of it has been…

Bonjour de Paris ...

Chers Amis,

Things are a blur! I looked at the previous entry I wrote from May and read about our Hommage à Ella Fitzgerald concert at Sunside Jazz Club on April, 25th. Yesterday we were asked…