Difficult times have more and more jazz musicians singing the Beirut blues
Faced with low attendance and canceled shows, artists in the Lebanese capital seek other ways - and other citites - to let the music play
By Alex Selim
Special to The Daily Star
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
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Aboud Saadi used to cram his schedule with five or six live performances a week. The 53-year-old bassist has gone into the studio numerous times with the likes of Fairouz and Ziad Rahbani, but he is best known as one of the godfathers of Beirut's jazz scene and a regular fixture on the stages of the city's jazz clubs and music halls.
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