[Dixielandjazz] Hazards of Gigging in Mexico
Jerry Gordon
jerrygordon at juno.com
Thu Jan 20 13:07:47 PST 2011
I hope they at least put a few pesos in the tip jar.
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Subject: [Dixielandjazz] Hazards of Gigging in Mexico
From The NY Daily News:
Cheers,
Steve Barbone
www.myspace.com/barbonestreetjazzband
Leaving the audience wanting more is the goal of every musician,
unless you're a musician in violence-torn Mexico.
Two members of local group La Excelencia were murdered in a
Guadalajara bar early Monday morning after refusing to play more songs
past closing time, El Occidental of Mexico reported.
Jonathan Martinez, 22, and Gustavo Alejandro, 35, were pronounced dead
outside the Vida Divina nightclub, gunned down by unidentified
assailants with suspected ties to the country's notorious drug gangs.
A third victim, identified as bar patron Leslie Soltero, 26, was taken
to a local hospital with a gunshot wound to her ankle.
When La Excelencia's performance came to an end around 4 a.m. local
time, four reportedly intoxicated and aggressive audience members
demanded the musicians continue playing. Sensing trouble, the group
extended its set by two songs, but was eventually forced to pull the
plug by the bar's owner, according to El Occidental.
Out of nowhere, one of the instigators threw a grenade at the stage.
The explosion injured one person and had panicked customers running
for the exits.
Martinez and Alejandro were among those who fled the bar, but they
were met at the front door by a hail of bullets, presumably from the
same four men who had harassed them earlier.
By the time police arrived at the scene, the killers had already
escaped by car. No witnesses were able to identify the getaway vehicle.
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