We were fortunate to play some prominent jazz clubs. American's playing jazz music is always a big draw. We just happened to have a very tight band that blew the doors out wherever we went. More than the music though, our new friends on more than one occasion used the Russian term pronounced "svyetli" to describe us. It is a word which means radiant light. So it was more than the music. Mission accomplished with delayed fruition.
Here is the Art Club in Tomsk. A small restaurant bar devoted to jazz music, they gave us the floor for a few hours. It was smoky but we had a great crowd. People payed money to hear us and all of the proceeds went to a local children's charity.
We all signed our name on the brick wall.
Here is the club manager, also a fellow bass player. Don't recall his name.
In Moscow, we played at the Union of Composers jazz club on two evenings. This place had a really cool vibe and a great sound system.
