“Argentine Jazz”
We returned home from Boulder on Tuesday – what a lovely break.
Jeff and Merry Lee joined us for dinner at Saba on Wednesday night. This is the restaurant that Alon Shaya opened after he lost the right to continue operating his original “Shaya” restaurant. The menu is very similar and we enjoyed our meal very much. We shared a decent number of menu items, starting with this delicious watermelon salad:
The lamb ragu humus is always a favourite:
Jeff and Merry Lee are always good company and like a lot of the same things that we do – makes it easy to enjoy a meal.
I read this notice in the Thursday “Langiappe” section of the newspaper and was intrigued:
Kenny had read the same item, and texted to see if we were interesting in attending. A unique event on a Friday afternoon at no cost – sure, why not.
The band was made up of two different jazz groups from Argentina – one of older folks and another of younger people. Local guitarist and banjoist Hunter Burgamy rounded out the ensemble. The performance space at the jazz museum is a very pleasant venue with great sound. We hadn’t been there since the cigar box guitar festival.
Here’s a clip from the opening song with Hunter doing some authentic 1920s vocals:
There were two other vocalists who alternated responsibilities – the lady singer was outstanding, really putting her all into the performances:
All three of us agreed that this was one of the better concerts that we had seen in a while – well worth the quick trip to the Quarter. We stopped into Kenny’s favourite coffee shop after the show, and then made a visit to Ryan’s taco shop for a margarita on the drive home. A delightful evolution of a Friday afternoon.
The remainder of the weekend was relatively quiet as we regrouped from our travels.
We’re skipping the book and music sections again this week as I’m yet again behind with postings. Ugh!
Coexist peacefully with kindness and patience for all!