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| the Praza Maior, by the Círculo
das Artes |
Lugo’s 23rd annual Jazz Festival is going on
right now (who knew jazz has such a venerable history here?). On Saturday night, some friends and I went to a show at the Círculo
das Artes, or the Art Circle, a performing-arts venue in the city center.
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| inside the concert venue. it's a classy joint. |
I’m no expert on jazz by any means, but it was nice to do
something so different from my normal Lucense
pastimes. According to the program, the
quintet we saw was touring in homage to Miles Davis, so it was understandably
trumpet-solo-heavy. But the drummer stole the show! His final solo was one of
the most impressive things I’ve ever heard. The entire venue seemed to be
holding its breath until he finished, then erupted into whistles and applause.
I love that about live music—the feeling that you, and three hundred other
people, are just so incredibly focused on one moment, one performer.
After the show finished up, we reverted to form and headed
out to grab a drink and a tapa. My friend Katie took us to a new bar, where
they have—wait for it, wait for it—wings! No bourbon sauce, of course, but I
was so happy to be standing in a bar in Spain, with wings to go along with my
Estrella Galicia beer.
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| mmmm |
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