I went to see Hans Dulfer performing in Cafe Alto last Wednesday. Fast Jazz and good fun. There are several ways to annoy Hans. If you don't shut up when he asks you to, he'll play ridiculously loud. If you don't clap your hands until they bleed he'll give you an angry look. If you don't 'drink your ass off' in between sets to sponsor the already very successful cafe, he will tell you to in a language that seems to resemble English if you listen carefully. As you can imagine, it's quite a show and the tourists love it. If you want to go to Cafe Alto, be there 30min in advance. It's a very busy place.
What I liked best that night was the piano. Bas van Lier plays the piano like a Kalashnikov on steroids. I've never seen anyone play as violent and fast! He brings his own keyboard which he places on top of the piano, he sits on a telephone directory, and just tries to destroy the keyboard whenever he gets a chance to play solo.
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