Jazz en Abaco
Jazz en Abaco
Friday nights Abaco has live music in the bar. It used to be jazz every Friday, but now only every other week.
Last night was jazz. I was in two minds whether or not to go. I hopped in a taxi and up I went.
I arrived a little before 10-30. I had missed the first session, two more to go.
Sweet Up Jazz Cuartet were four fantastic musicians. To my surprise, I was the only one there. I sat listening to the music, wandered around in the grounds, where the music drifted.
It was magical, excellent music, a grand Canarian Mansion all to myself. Well except for a lovely black cat and a couple of bar staff dressed in black who drifted around like shadows.
The music was rock-jazz fusion, heavily influenced by Jimi Hendrix and Carlos Santana.
I asked about this afterwards, and was told yes, there was a Hendrix-Santana influence.
They played in other groups too. The only one I can remember FunkFarria, for which they had done some recordings. I suggested if so, put on bandcamp.
I thought maybe folk turned up late, but no.
Approaching midnight, I was very very tired. The group finished sometime after midnight.
After they had finished, around half a dozen people turned up.
I stayed until a little after one o´clock, then got a taxi into the centre of Puerto de la Cruz and decided I would walk home from there. It was a lovely pleasant night, no one around.
Abaco is a grand Canarian Mansion house dating from 18th century which the present owner has carefully restored. It is high above Puerto de la Cruz overlooking the town. On Friday they have live music in the bar, on alternate weekends, concerts in the salon on a Sunday.
Tags: Abaco, jazz, Música en vivo en Abaco, music, musica, puerto de la Cruz, Sweet Up Jazz Cuartet
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