During the first break I was introduced to several other musicians. Together with drummer Alexander Bernath and bassist Daniel Lottersberger we created the basis band for the first “session” set. We were also introduced to a South African guitarist, Donnovan Copley. I had never heard about Donnovan Copely, but it appeard that he is very famous in South Africa. With his band “Hot Water” he played at the North Sea Jazz Festival and travels all over Europe and Africa.

The first thing that amazes me is his guitar: an oil tin with “Gastron” on it. The rest looks like a normal guitar. Donovan describes it as an “Afri Can” guitar. The second remarkable thing is the huge amount of energy during his performance. The music is simple, but is highly contagious. Within no time the audience is dancing. I got the idea that everyone in Kijkduin is at Pier 32…

After this set, another set is played with other musicians. Then Donovan returns on the stage and turns the place “upside down”. At midnight, he calls it a day and starts, just like me, to pack, but Paul keeps playing… At one o’clock, Pier 32 is almost empty, Paul is still playing. He cannot stop. We leave.

It is not that easy to find the car. The dunes are very dark (and no street lights) and it is quite a walk. I do not know if Paul has stopped already…