Jazz Quartet Set List in Cabimas Hall

A crumpled sheet of paper bearing handwritten song titles clips to a chrome microphone stand in the center of a vast, empty concert hall. Stark fluorescent tubes overhead cast a harsh, clinical glow that washes out the deep shadows of the room. The paper is yellowed and worn, its edges frayed against the metal clamp. The stage floor stretches back into darkness, revealing rows of empty seats that fade into the predawn gloom. Shadows from the stand and the paper do not fall away from the light but instead stretch upward and backward, defying the source above and pointing directly toward the fluorescent tubes. This impossible directionality anchors the surreal quality of the moment. A faint reflection of the upward-pointing shadow glints on the polished floor beneath the stand.