I’ll be in Cuba (woo hoo!) starting this Saturday!  I’ve been looking forward to this trip all year and can’t wait to experience this fascinating and unfamiliar country.

I’m also really looking forward to some time spent totally away from the Internet.  I honestly can’t remember the last time I went a day without accessing the web, let alone a week (which is what I’ll be doing).  This is something that all of us should probably be doing (disengaging from the web, I mean…. though going to Cuba is something that I’d highly recommend as well!), and I’m looking forward to being totally removed from phone, email, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

I set a couple of all-music podcasts to post while I’m gone, so look forward to an episode featuring new releases from the Solitunes label and another episode featuring a preview of the latest release from the great jazz bassist Todd Coolman (a previous Contrabass Conversations guest).  you can also check out more all-music episodes like John Grillo’s Per Questa Bella Mano, the Koussevitzky recordings, and Frederick Zimmerman practice tapes.

I can’t wait to share some stories from Cuba when I get back!