The Zzymzzy Quartet
The guys from the Zzymzzy Quartet have 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 of Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington are being recaptured humbly and with humor in San Diego by four musicians who know it don’t mean a thing without that swing:
Beston Barnett - Guitar, Vocals
Pete Miesner - Guitar, Lead Vocals
Matt Gill - Clarinet
Paul Hormick - Upright Bass
The Zzymzzy Quartet takes its name from a hypothetical “last word” in the dictionary: thus, their tagline, “The Last Word in Gypsy Swing.” The “Gypsy” sound is heard in much of the guitar work, heavily influenced by the stylings of French Gypsy jazz legend Django Reinhardt, but the group also pays tribute to the Swing Era with classic standards and idiomatic originals.
Sample music:
| Song | Artist |
|---|---|
| The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise | Zzymzzy Quartet |
