1976, with my “big sister” Gretchen Horton, then Fantasy’s publicity director, at Trader Vic’s, Emeryville, CA. (Photo: Lucille Rollins)

1982, with Sylvester at a San Francisco party following “Jazz at the Opera House,” a fund-raiser for the writer Conrad Silvert. (Photo: Bruce Talamon)

1979, backstage at the Greek Theatre, Berkeley, with Orrin and Lucy Keepnews, my dear friends and guides to the jazz life. (Photo: Phil Bray)

1980, with guitarist Tip Wirrick and producer Harvey Fuqua, in Fantasy’s Studio A. (Photo: Barry Shapiro)

1985, with Laurie Pepper in Hermosa Beach, CA, while Azymuth was in town for an engagement at Concerts by the Sea. (Photo: Mirandi Babitz)

1986, with Azymuth at Heathrow Airport, London. Lembra daquele dinheirinho chatinho? (Photo: Homero Pereira)

1995, in Kocelovice, Czech Republic: the roots of hudba (“music” in Czech). Birthplace of my great-grandfather Václav Bláha. (Photo: Helene Hinte)

2006, at IAJE, New York, with Sonny Rollins—a great artist, a generous friend, a pleasure to work with and to know. (Photo: Clifton Anderson)

Rescue dog Anson loves his forever home and garden. (Photo: Ed Reed)

Prince Claude rests his fabulous feets. (Photo: Terri Hinte)