A little more than a month ago, the Beloved and I were invited to the very beautiful jazz club Yoshi’s in Oakland, California, for an evening with the singular Gypsy jazz group GAUCHO — in celebration of their newest CD, PART-TIME SWEETHEART. For this performance, GAUCHO was a sextet of Dave Ricketts, guitar and composer; Michael Groh, rhythm guitar; Ari Munkres, string bass; Rob Reich, piano and accordion; Ralph Carney, saxophone and clarinet; Elizabeth Goodfellow, drums. And there were special guests: Leon Oakley, trumpet; Georgia English, vocals; Vic Wong, guitar; Marty Eggers, tuba.
You’ll hear instantly that GAUCHO, although paying homage to Django Reinhardt, goes its own engaging way with deep feeling, never offering speed-of-light copies of treasured Thirties records in lieu of inventiveness.
COQUETTE:
MISS MYSTERY / I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS:
SOME OF THESE DAYS:
PART-TIME SWEETHEART:
NOBODY KNOWS YOU WHEN YOU’RE DOWN AND OUT:
TIN MAN WALTZ:
To find out more about this fine band, both swinging and subtle, visit gauchojazz. And to buy their new CD, PART-TIME SWEETHEART, you can have the double pleasure of hearing them in person, or you can find Dave on Facebook here.
What a delightful band!
May your happiness increase.
JAZZ LIVES 
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