I seem to be playing a lot of jazz lately. Sunday night was the official album launch of Rythme Futur's new album, Yesterdays. Scroll down some posts back, and you will see the studio pics of those particular sessions, recorded at Tin Pan Alley studios. The CD has come out really nicely and you can get it either on gigs or drop me a note, and I'll put you in touch. I'm singing on about five tracks - hell, I'm even whistling on one of 'em!
We played our launch gig at Le Quecumbar, the top venue for gypsy jazz and Parisian swing. Everybody played well, but the duelling solos between Andy Aitchison on violin and James Evans on clarinet were something else. Sometimes virtuosity can be a bit alienating, as though it's just about instrumentalists pulling out all the tricks in their bag for the sake of it. Here, though, it really sounded like music as it should be: warm, inviting, inspiring and with a sense of humour. There were also star turns from the other troopers in the band: George Trebar on bass, Barrington Meyer on guitar and Simon Moore on guitar also.
If you've never been to Le Quecumbar, you should check it out. It's an entirely independent venue and feels as though you've walked into a stylish French bistro from the pre-war era, with live music virtually every night. I may well be back there with my own set-up, too. Watch this space.
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