off topic, it's sad na bihira tayo daanan ng mga international musicians lately, actually dati regular may nagpunta rito iba iba groups/musicians, lalo na nung 70's, 80's at early 90's, dahil sa redtape and other stuff, huminto sya, very complicated ang storya...dave holland, terri lynne carrington, billy higgins, eje thelin (he loves going here when he was alive, he always makes it a point to play golf whenever he's in the philippines), sixun, mike nock, etc are just some of the musicians that performed here before...
one thing na nami miss ko sa marcos regime ay yung pagiging "artistic" kuno ni Madame Imeldific... in fairness sa mga kabaliwan niya, siya nagdala dito ng mga world class artists like Rostropovich, Cleeveland Symphony Orchestra, at marami pa na hindi naman natin mapapanood kung hindi tayo maga abroad.
not to mention the yearly "Philip Morris Jazzfest"... napanood ko jan cila tom scoot, steve gadd, ahmad jamal, dave grusin, abe laboryel, george mraz, didi bridgewater, carlos rios, dave holland, kenny burrel, etc... marami pang mga jazz heavyweights ( at ibang mga genre ) na nag perform d2 hindi ko nalang ma recall...sina barney kessel, stanley clarke w/ george duke, larry carlton, BB King & last but not the least, Carlos Santana. si Clapton napanood ko rin sa Araneta, kinse anyos lang ako nun, pati sina Deodato, pati the Commodores nayakag ako eh... LOL!
pwede kaya ibalik ulit ang management ng CCP kay madame? baka sakaling ma revive yung mga Jazzfests at dumating d2 sina scoot henderson, mike stern, john mclaughlin, zawinul, hiromi atbp...
o sige na nga, pati na G3! para sa mga tropang shreaders! LOL! mag start kaya ng signature campaign para balik si Imeldific sa CCP?
kay GMA kc, pussycat dolls, black eyed peas, mandy moore at linkin park eh... balita ko susunod na Jonas brothers...
