Tag: Casa Domenech

Music Sin Fronteras: A moving music and food feast

The only solution to my scheduling quandary this weekend was a moving music and food feast. The last quarter of the year in Mexico is usually jam-packed with the Day of the Dead...

Music Sin Fronteras: Dum-da-dee-dee-dum-da-ptchu-ptchu-ptchu. Ana Pau Reyes’s Méxican progressive jazz.

Dum-da-dee-dee-dum-da-ptchu-ptchu-ptchu.  That is about as close as I can get to the sounds of progressive jazz, ala’ Ana Pau Reyes as she delivered a stunning virtuoso performance of Mexican progressive jazz at...

LA/LA Land: Whew, what a week for music!

It started when I got invited to a small jazz concert on Saturday at the La Cochera Cultural. Those of you who read Spanish understand that it means the cultural garage, which...

LA/LA Land: A great concert honoring a great musician – A tribute to Jimmy Barto.

For an out-of-the-way small Mexican town, Ajijic has a pretty lively music community. A lot of musicians retired here after music careers in the States, Canada, and some Latin American and European...

LA/LA Land: Music, the Red Button and a virtual Day of the Dead

Governor Alfaro of the Mexican State of Jalisco pushed the “Red Button” Wednesday and there will be less music. The Red Button, or botón rojo, actually has nothing to do with music and...

LA/LA Land: Carried away on a cello and a songbird – Areli Medeles and Barbara Sagrey

It was so good to get back to Casa Domenech tonight for live music.  We had stayed away for a while because Casa D was an all inside restaurant venue and my...

LA/LA Land : The passing and celebration of Jimmy Barto

Beloved trumpet player, keyboardist, and pillar of the local music community Jimmy Barto died suddenly last Wednesday.   Friends and local musicians gathered informally Saturday night at Casa Domenech (Casa D’s) in...

LA/LA Land : Where the music starts in Mexico

I went to three gigs this week in Ajijic, Mexico: a rock band at El Barco, a jazz combo at Casa Domenech, and the street at night.  I saw where the music...
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