jhon kahsen

for our anniversary dinner, my sweetie 'n' i went to sardines to hear jhon kahsen with his brother jerry case sitting in on gtr. jerry favored us with a solo rendition of "when i fall in love," then clint strong sat in on some burnin' bebop toonage with danny tcheco droppin' all the max roach bombs he could. jhon's got not one but two, count 'em, _two_ cd's set for release this september, the 25th anniversary of his sardines gig. one's a trio date with jeremy hull on bass and danny tcheco on drums; other features the case brothers on a set of music that's not exactly a tribute to their frequent collaborator, the late steel gtrist tom morrell, but "definitely informed by western swing." we can't wait to hear 'em both. jerry will be on the stand at sardines again this sunday. don't miss him.