DWBass,

This was broadcasted back in 1991 on Japanese TV and I just recorded it on my VCR.

At that time, Japan was in the middle of bubble economy and most of the securities companies earned BILLIONS of dollors to spend on something entertaining to common people (I guess). So there were numerous really good jazz festivals throughout Japan (and even in the pacific islands like Hawaii).

For example, Mt. Fuji Jazz Festival around that time invited so many famous, fantstic musicians and I don't think they can do the same thing right now...it must be so expensive.

Getting back to the Hawaii Music Festival, I think the company that actually sponsored this festival went bankruptcy a couple of years later...

Mayumi

Hello all,


I uploaded another video from Hawai'i Jazz Festival(1991) on youtube.com:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_I_8U7p6SI

This is a jam session at the very end of the concert that includes Russ and Jeff in addition to Sadao Watanabe(sax), Paul Jackson Jr.(g), Nathan East(b), Soichi Noriki (g), Steve Reid(per), Alex Acuna(per), and Peter Erskine(ds).

Probably this is the only video I have known where Russ is jamming with other musicians! (Unfortunately they cut the first part of Russ's solo...) The entire song is too long to upload as one clip so I had to cut it a little. Sorry for the choppy ending!


Mayumi