La Nouvelle-Zélande est terre de nombreuses espèces endémiques de plantes, d'arbres, et d'oiseaux, et ses côtes abritent une grande variété de mammifères marins protégés. En un mot, la Nouvelle-Zélande est LA destination pour le passionné de nature. C'est aussi un pays riche d'une culture multicolore et passionnante, à commencer par les Maoris, le premier peuple de Polynésiens à découvrir ces terres …

Juste pour un week-end ou un séjour de quelques jours. …

(En) "Findings" is an excellent music instruction book written by the late Steve Lacy in the early 1990s. The book is now in its second edition (2006) and would be an excellent addition to any musician's music library. The book includes information about Lacy's practice routine, a short biography, and enough exercises and ideas to keep one's musical and non-musical mind busy for years. Lacy was an absolute master of the soprano saxophone but this work will prove invaluable for any musician interested in the way a master musician practiced and thought. …

The first officially released live album by Medeski, Martin & Wood, as well as their first acoustic recording since their debut, Tonic captures the best of several 1999 performances at the small New York City club of the same name. The group's playing is a nice mix of outside, bop, and funky grooves, but the difference here is that Medeski is unable to rely on the electric organ to produce effects. That often means his lines are busier and more staccato than usual, and, especially on "Invocation" and "Thaw," he takes spirited flights into the avant-garde with chaotic yet controlled flurries of notes. The group's rhythmic interplay, too, becomes more important in this context, with the grooves shifting around often enough to give the musicians more to react to.