Jazz museum and madarao trail(Summer of 2005 )
Jazz
museum
I
went to the Terase pension. The
outside of it is normal log cabin. However, the
pension was a jazz museum when
setting foot on. "Restaurant bar Jazzy" was buried
with sound sources such as place
and 
CD and musicians' photographs, magazines,
the signature boards, and the stereo
equipment.Thing that being actually exhibited
is a part of them.
After the supper, we could see the digest image of the stages
of Newport jazz festival in Madarao from the first time.
I feel the image of the music event of Rock and/or Pop music
old-fashioned, by all means. But the performance on these
stages of Newport jazz festival in Madarao seen for the first
time is very fresh. The music is independent of the fashion
in the age.
Mr.Terase talked about the episode of musicians and thier
character, etc.while seeing the image. Musicians went out
to the town in Iiyama with motorcycle at night. The resident
notified the police that the fishy character was wandering
in the dark and Mr.Terase went to met.The musician who made
an accident with motorcycle and was injured but he performed
strongly on the stage. Thermusicians who was performing on
the stages were died.
I cannot help feeling the flow of the age. However, the music
is very fresh.Tthe performance of the outdoors is one of
the reasons.
Madarao
Trail
Natural
environment of Madarao is rich and abundant. There
is a Trail course from restaurant Chirol(on 
business only
during the ski season in winter) to the top of
the mountain.So
we also challenged. But It began to rain on the
hillside in the mountain. We turned back and shelered to
Chirol.
A staff for Madarao ski area was preparing for
summer camp. He took charge of the hall for jazz Fes. The
slope
that becomes a hall is beautifully maintained.
Staff maintain it every year. The state of ski slopes worsens
if not maintained. The thing to maintain the mountain
is a thing to take notice of nature. It is a considerably
hard thing. I respect the zeal that maintains mountain.
We were able to experience the nature of abundant
Madarao.
The stage of Newport jazz festival in Madarao in
daytime is called jazz picnic. It is likely to be named
from
such a place. (15 July 2005,TK)