I am determined to follow through with my resolution from the end of last year. I promised myself that every victory would be celebrated, every step taken, every milestone. I strongly believe that when we do that, we not only boost our self-esteem, but also our productive capacity. In other words, the victory of today is the fuel that keeps the engine running towards the victory of tomorrow.

Therefore, to be faithful to this self commitment, today I would like to talk about a very special event that took place exactly five years ago: the release of my traditional jazz vocal EP called So Now. The title and intro of the song that gives name to the album both refer to So What, the first theme from the iconic 1959 album A Kind of Blue.

Miles is a character in the song and is even quoted in the lyrics of the story that reports in a mocking and humorous way a date that did not work out very well. After hearing Miles “for quite a long time”, the protagonist wonders if it might not be the right time to order a taxi back home and call it a night.

The launch concert represents, in itself, a milestone in my career, as it was held in a traditional jazz club in the city of Eugene, in the State of Oregon, U.S.A.: The Jazz Station.

The club, set as in the classics of the golden age of jazz has with tables adorned with natural flower arrangements and an extremely polite audience, used to high-level performances conducted by students and professors at the University of Oregon.

Of course there were little problems before (musicians late for rehearsal, for example) and during the show (some technical problems and minor mistakes), but what I really remember is a magical night, with a full house, people stopping at the street to listen, great merch sale and lots of nice comments on my presence book.

I know that memory is a movie set, but in the movie of my memories, So Now started off on the right foot. I will tell you more about this dream-concert on the following post. For now, I would like to invite you to listen to So Now on your favourite platform.

Are you the kind who likes to listen to songs paying a lot of attention to the lyrics? Then you got to check out this playlist.

Be seeing you!

G.F.