With Tony, Tony's wife Pam and Sergio Mendes at Jazz Alley, July 2003.

Playing at the Ottawa Jazz Festival July 2003.

Performing with Sergio at the Blue Note in Nagoya, Japan (Aug. 2003).

Dawn Bishop, Jessica Taylor and Kleber Jorge in Nagoya, Japan on a very hot day!

Blue Note in Osaka, Japan.

At the Blue Note in Osaka with our monitor man. I can't say enough about the crews in Japan, just wonderful.

This was the most amazing French Bakery I have ever seen and tasted. Notice the masks and gloves, talk about service!

Shopping in Osaka with Bill Brendle, check out the plastic wrap on the fruit and yes it is as good as it looks.

Nice Melons! Sorry just couldn't resist...

Yes folks, you saw it correctly...that is $50US for one watermelon!

Locals shopping.

Hussain, Jessica Taylor and me at a Sri Lankan restaurant in Osaka.

A view from my hotel in Osaka.

Blue Note in Fukuoka, Japan.

Blue Note in Tokyo, Japan.

Sometimes "membership does have it's privileges!" Hanging out with Malaysian models at the Blue Note in Tokyo.

With Bernie Grundman and his wife at the Blue Note in Tokyo.

The shopping in Shinjuku is amazing.

I think this speaks for itself.

Shinjuku Gardens is a peaceful way to the spend the day in the ever busy Tokyo.

My good friend Shin. Love that hair!

This was our bus that took us back and forth from the Shinjuku Hilton in Tokyo to the Blue Note.

With Jessica Taylor, our friend Shin from the Tokyo Blue Note and Tiago Mendes.

Tokyo Disneyland at night.

With guitarist Kleber Jorge and legendary Brasilian bass player Luis Almadio @ Motion Blue in Yokohama, Japan.

Living is hard in Manila, Philippines.

Jessica and Dawn in Manila (Sept 2003).

A very cool looking hotel in Kuala Lumpur.

The tallest building in the world is located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Check out the cool elevator inside the mall. The architecture in this city is wonderful.