a musical journey! (part 3)

Day 1. In the evening, we went to the CJW at the Bund Centre to meet up with vince's friend, L.A. based double bassist Mike Carr. His playing was very impressive and highlighted with energetic solos. Their band were awesome, with the extra ordinary saxophonist playing to the likes of John Coltrane, and fantastic drummer similar to Buddy Rich. The pianist and vocalist were equally good as well. The club is situated on the fiftieth floor, with a view of skyscrapers and neon lights. We had an unforgettable evening meeting great musicians and enjoying good music.
Day 2. We went to collect the bass, but things went wrong! The personal who handled our purchase was not around. Thus we couldn't collect the item even with their official receipt. There's also some signs of wear and tear which were not present when we placed our deposit the day before, though they offered not to let others try it as it's considered sold. So we paid for our first lesson : never place any deposit. When shop in china, always practice Cash and Carry. As it's the one and only piece, we took the instrument and arranged services from our trusted local bass-worksman. We checked out the CJW at XinTianTi which is a heavily commercial-influence club populated with tourists and expatriates. Finally got a table after 1 1/2 hour, and found out the music was not to our liking. Scouted around the area and found nothing we liked. Retired early. Looking forward to the next day.