Anchorage Scales

This is an unofficial Jazz Week in Anchorage. The new Steinway Gallery hosted a most talented Russian pianist, Evgeny Chernonog, doing a recording session with two military musicians on the bass and drums. Kerry Maule, another talented horn player, had his group playing original compositions, which was also a first-class performance. I particularly enjoyed a female (!) on the French horn, playing jazz!!! Pictured, you see a giant fish which is one of 30 that were distributed around town for the summer season. Each entry had to decorate a fish to a theme of his choice. This one shows the work of a delightful piano teacher, Julianna Osincek . . . she didn't win the contest, but her fish was my choice. They were all sold at a fund-raiser banquet recently. Anchorage has a lot of this type fund-raiser for non-profits. This Sunday is the annual Salvation Teddy Bear Tea, and I hope to get a good image of that one for you.
Aside from that, the football season is in full swing, and UAA (University of Alaska, Anchorage) has started the basketball season with a great women's team, and a men's team that's trying hard to keep up.
The weather in Anchorage is beautiful this time of year with the colorful leaves, and skies, and 'termination dust' creeping lower on neighboring mountains. (that's snow, in case you didn't catch the local terminology). . .