Jazz Cruises Conversations

Jazz Cruises Conversations invites you to escape to the high seas for the most intimate and candid conversations in music. Go beyond the stage for full-length interviews with the biggest names in jazz and smooth jazz, recorded live on the world's premier floating music festivals.

Guided by veteran host Lee Mergner (and other musicians, comedians, and on-board talent), hear legends open up about their careers, creative process, and lives on the road, all recorded exclusively on sailings of The Jazz Cruise, Blue Note at Sea, Botti at Sea, and The Smooth Jazz Cruise. Mergner and his crew’s knowledgeable perspectives ensure these aren't just chats—they are engaging, entertaining, and truly informative deep dives into the music.

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Signature Cruise Experiences is the Gold Standard for Charter Theme Cruises since 2001. In that time, we have produced over 100 full ship theme charters, most of which featured a significant music theme and top performers.

Our goal has been to present the very best musicians possible and do so with authenticity and professionalism. Our music venues are the best at sea and our sound production is Performing Art Center quality. Nothing but the best for our talent which translates to the very best for our guests.

Guest

Dee Dee Bridgewater

GRAMMY® and Tony Award-winning jazz giant Dee Dee Bridgewater is a three-time GRAMMY® winner, most recently for Eleanora Fagan (1915-1959): To Billie With Love From Dee Dee.

Her career has bridged genres, starting with the Thad Jones/Mel Louis Big Band and performing with Max Roach and Dizzy Gillespie. She produces all her CDs; all but one of her post-1993 releases, including the double GRAMMY®-winner Dear Ella, have earned GRAMMY® nominations.

Bridgewater also won a Tony Award for her role as “Glinda” in The Wiz. She received an NEA Jazz Masters Fellows Award and is a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Guest appearance on:

#103: Dee Dee Bridgewater with Marcus Miller