On December 6 we celebrated the centennial of great composer and pianist Dave Brubeck. This is one of my favourite compositions of his, Blue Rondo à la Turk, a song based on a rhythm that he picked up from the street musicians in Turkey - and it is such great fun to play! Thanks to Geoff Gascoyne and Donald Edwards for the music and to the Diablo Regional Arts Association for their generous support! | Sarah McKenzie

Ever since Al Jarreau sang "Take 5," we've loved every version. Al loved being part of International Jazz Day which takes place every April 30 where jazz is played all over the world for more than 24 hoursfor peace and understanding and Jazz being the universal language. Led by UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock, Al performed in the All-Star Global concerts in 2013, 2015 and his last performance was at The Obama White House in 2016. Here he is with good friends: Lee Ritenour, Marcus Mille