ZZYMZZY QUARTET

Sat, Oct 12

COMPLIMENTARY ENTRY | NO RESERVATION REQUIRED | SEATING ON A FIRST-ARRIVAL BASIS | NO DINNER SERVICE | 21+ Come out and celebrate: it's the 20th anniversary of the Zzymzzy Quartet! Since 2004, they've been swinging through the dance floors, cabarets, concert halls, and cocktail lounges of San Diego, dragging along with them an ever-expanding wake of jazz lovers and lindy-hoppers. The guys from the Zzymzzy Quartet have always had simple ambitions: they just want to play it like it was when it was unamplified, melodic, swinging, dreamy, full of sly surprise. From the Prohibition through the Second Big War, the glory days Duke Ellington and Django Reinhardt are being reanimated by four musicians who know it don’t mean a thing without that swing: guitar, vocals – Beston Barnett clarinet – Matt Gill upright bass – Paul Hormick guitar, lead vocals – Pete Miesner The Zzymzzy Quartet takes its name from a hypothetical “last word” in the dictionary: thus, their tagline, “The Last Word in Manouche Swing.” The “Manouche” sound is heard in much of the guitar work, heavily influenced by the stylings of French Manouche jazz legend Django Reinhardt, but the group also pays tribute to the Swing Era with classic standards from Hoagy Carmichael and Irving Berlin. In 2017, ART HURTS Records released their second album, Petite Fleur. On top of inspired playing and elegant arrangements, the recording features cameos from a variety of beloved San Diego musicians, many of whom will take the stage on this epic, celebratory night. The Zzymzzy Quartet played some of their earliest gigs at the old Mississippi Room as part of a long-running burlesque review. Now they'll be returning to the revamped Lou Lou's Jungle Room to once again shake the floorboards for their 20th anniversary!