I got in several hours before Greg and dumped my bags, grabbed a sandwich and headed out to chill beside the Hudson River in the sun. I cannot describe the feeling of exhaustion and bliss whilst baking in the heated afternoon sun.Greg arrived on time! It was so wonderful seeing him again!
We explored our little new york loft apartment (properly 5 floors up!) with a gorgeous little balcony!
We then headed over to the Highline – a raised section of railway above the streets, so that trains could to deliver goods directly to factories and warehouses (meats, dairy etc). They’d put the trains on the high tracks so they could roll directly into the buildings for unloading.It fell into disuse in in the 1990s and was almost torn down, until the public protested and it was saved and redeveloped as a public raised park.
Oddly enough one of Greg’s friends Pratima reads this blog and saw us appear on it – serendipity!
See our post below:https://www.facebook.com/cwstrangers/photos/a.255532111305291.1073741853.248298755361960/256000564591779/?&theater
We’ve walked around various areas of the city ooh and ahhing at the amazing buildings. I had no idea the Rockefeller Building was still in use as a television studio!(If you’re ever there Magnolia Bakery and Ben & Jerrys are right there – just a tip ; )
On Thursday we walked across Brooklyn bridge, which had such fantastic views Greg turned into a japanese tourist (seriously) I couldnt walk three paces without him stopping for another photo!But as you can see its pretty amazing….
You can listen to Ornettes famous free jazz tune Lonely Woman here: http://youtu.be/QSmYTc1Jv7w
Then they started to intro the band, and after each set, more and more special guests came on. First one I did really know was Flea from Red Hot Chilli Peppers, then Patti Smith sang a special tribute – or really did some beat poetry with wild clarinet!Then just more and more special guests came on: John Zorn, Henry Threadgill, Ravi Coltrane (son of John Coltrane & Alice Coltrane) and my favourite Savion Glover the tap man.He came on and free tapped to the band – oh my god. Mind Blown. You can see a video I took below (its only “27 sec)
We are still in New York for a further two weeks so if you have any more suggestions send ’em on!I’ll be doing another post this time next week!Lots of love and happinessJade & Greg xx
PS here are some random pics for you – check out the NY dog.
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