Saturday night Teri and I went to see John Jorgenson and his Quintet at Jamin Java. He is a respected guitarist who has been around and "is known as one of the pioneers of the American gypsy jazz movement". I can't remember where I first heard about him. I've been curious about him for awhile and finally got a CD for x-mas. It just so happened that he was playing in DC shortly after I received his CD.
They host a lot of good shows but this is only the second time I've been to Jammin Java (Stringdusters 3/19/09). Teri and I walked in about 20 minutes late. It was a sit-down show and there weren't any seats lefts so we hung out at the bar. We had a great view when a large Warren Haynes look-alike wasn't standing in the way. The first set was pretty up-beat and fun. There was some rockin' gypsy jazz guitar and other swingin' songs. The group was pretty good. John said they liked the crowd and would play all night. They played for an hour or less before taking a break.
We grabbed one of the few open tables in the front during intermission. After about 20 minutes they came back on and we headed back towards the stage. The second set was great too. And then they stopped playing after about 20 or 30 minutes. They played an encore and called it a night. Both sets including the intermission were barely 90 minutes. Short and sweet.
I'm used to bands that play live for a living.
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