Elaine's Blog (2)

Today's Wednesday WindDown, April 30, 2008, was not for me. I do not know if this was typical or not. I went late (about 6:30pm) and when I got there the crowd was beyond capacity. They were still letting people into the amphitheater area, but it was standing room only. It was so crowded that it no longer felt like listening to music in the park. It was more like a club, far from a winddown. There were security barriers around the amphi… Continue

Last night I went to see Gwen Hughes at Churchill Grounds. Not being a big jazz fan I was geared up for a pleasant evening with some nice background music. To my surprise I got much more. Gwen Hughes is a powerful singer and really puts on a show. She actually engages the crowd and the band members. She was accompanied by Mace Hibbard on Sax, a guest saxophonist-… Continue