I wasn't into jazz beforehand, but I kind of liked the music, and it got us involved in the right music and the right people. Haries wasn't exactly a novice in the music industry, although his previous experience had been gained at an entirely different end of the market. Still, it had helped to sharpen Haries's instincts and given him a feel for the business. I had worked a bit in the disco scene before. The disco scene sometimes has a lot of hassle.
Jazz has a lot more intellectual, more educated people in it.
That was what really got us into this. It was really the music and the people. BY ALL accounts, Haries and Bensusan have done all right. Almost two decades after trying their hand at a completely new ball game their club is celebrated across the world and still attracts the biggest names in jazz. But now we're getting the payoff for all of that.