I’d known the work of swing cellist Mike Karoub from his appearance on Jon-Erik Kellso’s CD, CHAPTER TWO, so I was very pleased to encounter this gently swinging duet performance of SWEET GEORGIA BROWN by Mike and guitarist Rob Bourassa — delightfully swinging!
Even for people like myself who have some nervous about the proliferation of “Hot Club of _____ ” groups, this is The Right Stuff! Rob has his own YouTube channel — “robourassaguitarist” — with more enjoyable jazz.
You can hear Mike playing cello with the Royal Garden Trio for a Detroit Institute of Arts commercial here:
there are a few cute versions of that commercial, here is another:
this version is especially worth clicking on, you can hear Mike’s improvised cello solo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvZ53hMD8vw&feature=related
and more fun with Mike’s cello:
Here’s a new Detroit Institute of Arts commercail with me playing trumpet, James Dapogny-piano and Karoub and the Royal Garden Trio–didn’t know this was out yet!:
That’s a lot of videos, Kellso. But I’m grinning at your enthusiasm.