a1481: Jazz night (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: J.David <Jedidiah@lyalls.net>

During  my winter sojourn in Hayti I attended the friday night jazz  session at the  Olaffson.
It was so much  fun  that  I  went  again. Now,  haytians use the word 'jazz' to  mean dance
music, much  like americans  did in the 01920's. This is real modern  jazz. Bebop.

The band leader plays sax mostly, altho he  also does an incredible job  with a conch  shell,
using his hand in  the hole to change the pitch like a trombone. Some fantastic young guitar
players sit in, one of whom plays like wes montogomery. The drummer is a real jazz drummer,
hard to find.

The crowd which attends is the Port au Prince intelligentsia, hardly any foreingers.
Oh,  there is a great marioneteer as well.

All in all, it is a wonderful night out.  I recommend it whole heartedly.

J. David