A little Kitchener, and a lot of Mo's

On Saturday, Nov 5th we performed in Kitchener at the Jazz Room.  What a fantastic venue! 

Sad we had to miss the Sausage Fest...

Movember updates...

East Coast Tour!

Dan arrived in Toronto on Oct 30th.  We were both so excited, we could hardly contain ourselves!

The next day was Joel's B-day, so we decided to greet him at the airport with a welcome and Happy B-Day sign (courtesy of my lovely and talented wife, Jenny)

Halloween was the next day, so we put Joel right to work carving a pumpkin.

 

 It was a sad pumpkin. 

On October 31st, we departed for PEI to play some gigs and lead some masterclasses.  We travel in Jazzy style.

 

While in Charlottetown, Dan wanted to buy a toque.  Where better to get a Canadian toque then Roots?

So, for the month of November, or Movember, men all around Canada are growing moustaches to raise awareness for prostate cancer.  This is what we look like on day 1.

We went out for a B-Day dinner with Joel at the Gahan House in PEI.  Yummy food, and a nice B-Day Brownie for Joel.

Some pics from Charlottetown.  I'm sad that we missed "Muddy Buddy."

Lunch at Swiss Chalet.  Swizznay!!!!

We drove to Wolfville, NS where we stayed at a cute B&B

We played a great gig at Acadia University.  It was well attended, and I think people really dug what we were doing!

In the morning we were invited to Mark Adam's place for some breakfast.  It was YUMMY!

There was a chicken in the kitchen

Dan looks good with a oven mitt on.

I was not so happy about my Minnie Mouse coffee mug

Thanks Mark Adam, and thanks Acadia!

Unfortunately, my camera broke when we arrived in Antigonish so that's all the pics I have from the East Coast.  But, I just arrived in the West Coast so more pics will follow!

Opio - Day 10 and 11

Mmmmmm...this morning started with a fantastic breakfast at the b&b.  Michel explains to  us what's for breakfast.

Our host, Michel.  He was working on cutting those bushes for quite a while.  He told me it takes him a week when he does it.

After a great run around Opio, we were driven into Nice by Robert and Jocelyne to check out Nice, and do some shopping for our lady friends.  The market was quite a sight, and amazingly colourful!

Hilarious...I guess this is proof that jazz drumming really isn't that hard.

Here's a bunch of pictures of beautiful Nice.   Wow, right?!?

 

The water looks AMAZING!  I wish I could have jumped in.

We took an elevator to the top of this lookout point.  It was breathtaking.

There was also a beautiful man-made waterfall up there.  Dan had an Irish Spring moment.

We had lunch in a main square in Nice.  It was a perfect Nicoise lunch.  Great food, nice rose, beautiful scenery, great conversation and yummy gelato for dessert!

In the evening we had our performance at the Salle Polyvalente in Opio.  The audience was great, and they really dug the music!

Here are some performance pictures taken by Yves Moch.  Thanks Yves!

 

The sun sets on our European tour now, but we will be heading across Canada in a couple of weeks!

 The sun rises on the Alps....seen from my 6am flight from Nice to Munich.  I'll be home soon!