All That Jazz

February - March 2010

Legends Betty Loo Taylor, Danny Kaleikini, Jimmy Borges And Gabe Baltazar Relive Hawaii’s Early Jazz Scene Count Basie’s Orchestra. Artie Shaw. Dixieland. Big band swing. While these names and musical styles typically evoke imagery of post-Depression era New York and Chicago, they also were extremely pertinent to a burgeoning jazz scene here in Hawaii –…

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Love Of The Arts

February - March 2010

In this issue of HILuxury, we delve into the arts, exploring the vast spectrum of creative expression. Betty Loo Taylor, Jimmy Borges, Gabe Baltazar and Danny Kaleikini sat down to “talk story” about Hawaii’s musical heyday, a period that began just before World War II. Their memories of jazz virtuosity and vibrant Honolulu nights are…

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