15 January

Sweet: Gypsy Jazz At The Round House Cafe

by Jon Katz

We usually have to drive a few miles to hear wonderful music, we live in a small town in New York State right by the Vermont border. Tonight, a rare and much appreciated treat, a band called the Hot Club from Saratoga Springs came to play in the Round House Cafe, the performance was sold out in a couple of hours.

We are starved for music this good here, we’d happily pay them every week to come back. The Round House was in its glory last night, stuffed with people drinking wine, eating Scott Carrino’s now famous gourmet pizza and rounding things off with Lisa’s cookies and cakes.

We really loved this music, the band focuses on Gypsy Jazz from the 30’s, they were terrific. They inspired us to start looking for good music, Saratoga is only 40 minutes away. We also live near Vermont, Albany, Glens Falls and Williamstown, Mass. Time to google. And since the place was SRO, maybe the Round House will do it more often.

It’s a ton of work for Scott and Lisa, but there is sure an appetite for good music here.

We had the sweetest time. Thought you might want to hear a slice of it.

1 Comments

  1. This music is infectious. I loved seeing folks tapping hands on the table or nodding in time to it. It reminds me of Django Rheinhardt and Stephan Grappelli + The Hot Club of France – music I’ve loved for decades. I was delighted to see this posting today because tonight I am watching Gypsy Caravan on Netflix – 5 Romani bands and Johnny Depp…..you set the mood for me. So glad you had such excellent music at the Round House. What fun.

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