We are chuggin into Spring- CD is almost done- no really it is almost done- mastering and making a run.Last Haydees was a blast- thanks Varol S for playing GAIDA ( Balkan bag pipes)  to some New Orleans Jazz- a first.  And YUSEF for providing some nice raps. It aint where ya from - its where yat. We love to have good musicians of all musical persuasions come and play with us at Haydees- we have had all drums, belly dancers, String players- its a real open jam with old time jazz and improv funk just being at the base. Its a blast. Here is a nice excerpt from  Micheal West at  The City Paper on that gig:Until I say that the ensemble plays New Orleans jazz, you may not grasp the proper pronunciation of Yamomanem. Indeed, the group proudly touts its foundation in "D.C.'s secondline scene" (which so far consists of...Yamomanem). If the group first smacks of more middle-aged white guys playing cornball renditions of 1920s black music, then boy, you're in for a surprise. Sure, they play your Jelly Roll Mortons, your King Olivers, your New Orleans Kings of Rhythm, and they play it with the stomping foursquare rhythms of early jazz. Sort of. Because they also aren't shy with booming, 21st-century funk beats, or with the more lilting (but no less aggressive) rhythms of the Caribbean. In the past I've said that these elements "gleefully subvert" New Orleans jazz. But that, perhaps, is unfair: The aforementioned New Orleans musicians were happy to use elements of whatever they could find useful in their music, and that included Caribbean accents and ragtime (surely the contemporary equivalent of funk). But why bother with that discussion? It's fun, it sounds great, so go see 'em! Yamomanem performs at 10 p.m. at Haydee's, 3102 Mount Pleasant St. NW. Free.    Also-  930 club was fun :www.youtube.com/watch    Come check us out at 930 club around 11. We'll  be doing a tweener set, then joining Scythian for some tunes off of their new CD. Second String Band opens at 10pm. 930.com  We are all on different New Years Jobs- but will be up early the next day for Jazz Brunch at Acadiana Restaurant at 9th and K.  We will play quiet- promise.   Didnt get any vids from Hst Festival this weekend- sadness. But we had a good time- thanks to our tiny dancer from S.C whose  friend pulled her away and yelled at her- we wanted to follow- but could tell you stayed too long...  And thanks to our sweet lady secondliners- tres elegante...   Feb/ 112012  we are at the Bayou  in Georgetown 10:30 pm. This is shaping up to be a good ol get down. Enjoying the folks coming around to sit in.  bayouonpenn.com   New and Improved Haydees Jam- Bring your horn, hand percussion is there, we have charts if you need them and you play when you want pretty much. nice conga players coming through- horns always welcome, guitars too.   haydees.us     Nov 17. .    Sala Thai  PETWORTH- 1st  Fridays -Big room- easy to talk or listen or dance, by metro, kids dance, you eat.... at least thats the way its been looking lately...3716 Georgia Ave NW- 7-10.salathaidc.com   We need some people to come and sit in here and make this wonderful room sound like it can-     Thanks to the Beast Feasters for having us roll their joint- was a great party and the love was lovely!!! all those white people on the BACKBEAT- how you DO that????   Thanks to yall who said hi on Hst  Sat-  some good dancing... thanks for the love.  vimeo.com/15098812