DATE:

Friday, 17 September 2021

TIME:

18:00 – 20:00

LOCATION:

Costerstraat 20

ENTRY:

Free

The start of “Garden Sessions” aiming to give Surinamese artists a artistic platform to utilize their talents and abilities to the (but not limited to) Young Professional crowd.

For our first edition, we proudly announce:

Jason Eduwaiti!

Get up close and personal with Jason’s fusion between Saramaccaans and Jazz. Be sure to throw on your favorite pangi! Best dressed wins a special prize.

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Who is Jason?

Jason Eduwaiti is from the village of Futunakaba, on the Upper Suriname River in the district of Sipaliwini. Music is “a way of life” in the village of Futunakaba. Jason’s first musical influence came from his Father George Eduard. Gadu A Fesi (God Before Us), a band consisting of his father, uncles and aunts who developed Saramaccan Gospel music, had a great influence on him.

In 2009, Jason Eduwaiti, Jered Eduard (drummer), Steve Jabini (guitarist) formed a band called JJS, based on the initials of the band members. Various scenarios were sought to give the name a deeper meaning, as the band was no longer a trio and had by now grown into a seven participant band including singer, saxophonist, trumpeter and pianist. The band was renamed Jong Jazz Sound.
As their musical careers progressed, the members of Jong Jazz Sound enrolled in the Conservatory in 2011. At the Conservatory, it quickly became clear that music is a serious job.

At some point, Jason read a newspaper article of the first music school founded in 2010 at Jaw Jaw, called Ko Haika, which means “Come and Listen” in Saramaccaans. The calling arose to do something with music from his roots. A fusion between Saramaccaans and Jazz was looked at. Jason initially wanted to make music for the Saramaccan audience, but the concept of Jazz as a listening music could be a barrier for that audience, which was more enamored with dance music. In the meantime, the name was changed from Jong Jazz Sound to Haika, which means listening or obeying. Jason Eduwaiti was registered as Jason Eduards at the civil registry, he deliberately chose a Saramaccan stage name: Jason Eduwaiti. Later, the ambition grew to reach not only the Saramaccan audience, but also the rest of the world. Jason’s ambition is to go around the world as