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Microsoft Jazz BAnd 08 Pics and Vids

This is part two of I won't be here tomorrow . Can I just say wow! This pickup band was a hoot to play with. The quality of the musicians at Microsoft is amazing. There aren't too many companies who can put together a band like this on the spur of the Read More...
Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 9:05 AM by Jim Glass | 1 Comments

Wall•E Anticipation and the über Lego Guy

Does anyone not know who Wall•E is? I've been listening to the Wall•E soundtrack and thinking can a Broadway show be far off? Andrew, One of the CRM Lead Writers is a LEGO enthusiast with some serious creds. Today's Friday fun post covers his Wall•E interview Read More...
Posted Friday, June 27, 2008 10:51 AM by Jim Glass | 1 Comments

CRM MVPs Visit Rainy Emerald City

The Microsoft Global Summit met this week and that is one of my favorite events in any given year. It is the CRM team's chance to wine and dine those great people who make up the finest MVP team at Microsoft. These people are stellar both technically Read More...
Posted Friday, April 18, 2008 12:51 PM by Jim Glass | 1 Comments
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Music: New for this Year on my blog

I get a lot of comments from my co-workers and friends about my eclectic choice of music that is usually playing full-time in my office. So I've decided to take a page from Dare Obasanjo, akd Carnage4Life award winning blog. I've been reading Dare's blog Read More...
Posted Tuesday, January 29, 2008 10:35 AM by Jim Glass | 1 Comments
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Seattle's Jazz Festival: Earshot Jazz 2007

Seattle has long been recognized as having a " remarkable jazz history ". People like Quincy Jones and Ray Charles got their start here. So it is no surprise that almost any time of the year you can enjoy fine jazz including groups that cater to people Read More...
Posted Monday, October 22, 2007 9:10 AM by Jim Glass | 1 Comments
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This weekend: An Eppelsheim bass sax story

Some people buy boats. Others buy vacation property. I buy musical instruments. I have a small collection of vintage instruments like this Selmer Paris silver clarinet that plays like a dream. But I'm really a sax man. And to that end, I am working with Read More...
Posted Friday, October 05, 2007 10:15 AM by Jim Glass | 1 Comments
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Microsoft's Day of Caring

Friday was Microsoft's observance of the King County Day of Caring. For the fourth year in a row I put together a jazz big band made up of Microsoft employees. We played at the Crossroads of Bellevue and the Brighton Gardens. One of the highlights of Read More...
Posted Monday, September 24, 2007 10:50 AM by Jim Glass | 2 Comments
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Monsters, Titan CTP3 and This holiday weekend

Just in case you haven't been keeping up with Phil's blog lately might find this tidbit about the Titan CTP3 enlightening. This, to me, is the most exciting bit, "We’ll soon be opening up access to Titan (bits or VPC) to a wider partner audience." I suspect Read More...
Posted Friday, August 31, 2007 2:40 PM by Jim Glass | 0 Comments

80 degrees and clear skies - Where'd that come from

Frank Glass was blogging yesterday about the fabulous weather we have been enjoying for a while now in Seattle. I'm on the eastside and yesterday by Lake Sammamish it hit 85 degrees! The skies are so blue and the water reflects it so nicely. Most people Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 30, 2007 9:21 AM by Jim Glass | 0 Comments
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Microsoft Open Mic Night

My fledgling group the Dissonance opened for the first Microsoft Open Mic Night last night. We played three songs opening with Night Train, then Blue Bossa, and closing with Jersey Bounce. The soloists were hot that night and the band sounded good. Over Read More...
Posted Friday, April 06, 2007 10:31 AM by Jim Glass | 1 Comments
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The storm before the quiet

As I drove in this morning the winds were gusting and the rain was coming pretty steadily. A lot of Microsofties are off this week taking a much-deserved vacation. But the vacations this month and next are mostly about getting more family time. Those Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 21, 2006 10:48 AM by Jim Glass | 2 Comments
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Wikipedia defines 'Riff'

As a jazz saxophonist, of little repute, I enjoy finding a riff in a solo and running with it. To me it provides context and can make the solo ride just that much more fun. In jazz, solo's are rarely scripted or written out, so every time I play a solo, Read More...
Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 8:30 AM by Jim Glass | 2 Comments
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Second-story Rep Pit Band Audition

As some of you know, I took a 27-year hiatus from music. Four years ago I started playing sax again. I play with the Woodinville Community Band and Jazz Ensemble, sometimes sub for the Tsunami Dance Band, and have started my own fledgling xTet that is Read More...
Posted Monday, September 11, 2006 8:35 AM by Jim Glass | 0 Comments
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Online Help Updates and a Concert

I have a couple of recommendations on how you can receive notification for online Help updates as well as other Microsoft CRM related documentation. 1. You can subscribe to RSS (really simple syndication) feeds from our community Web pages at http://www.microsoft.com/dynamics/crm/using/default.mspx Read More...
Posted Wednesday, July 19, 2006 12:37 PM by Jim Glass | 0 Comments
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Back from an Alaska Cruise

I don't know if anyone noticed (smile) but I have been gone for ten days. Suzy, my children's families, and Suzy's brothers' families joined us for a cruise starting in Anchorage, passing through the inside passage, and ending in Vancouver. The weather Read More...
Posted Monday, July 10, 2006 4:34 PM by Jim Glass | 0 Comments
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