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Portraits in Jazz: Tago is Nelson Gonzales’ happy madness

Little surprise that the confluence of Ghost Month and Mercury retrograde dredges up the unlikeliest memories.  It was typhoon season in 2012 when we found ourselves at the newly opened Tago waiting for the downpour to subside after an ill-timed meetup with a handful of friends ran well into the night. Two things stood out...

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All that Jazz: The music lives here

Second of two parts Perhaps the most resolute of the bar owners is Nelson Gonzales, drummer and owner of Tago Jazz on Main Avenue in Cubao, Quezon City, which is turning out to be jazz’s permanent home address. Open from Friday to Sunday for evening shows, Tago is the stage to be for jazz musicians...