From the way Dylan still talks of this experience, I can tell that this was his favorite night of the trip. We purchased tickets at the Sunside Sunset Jazz Club online to see Cecil Recchia, Patrick Cabon, Mauro Gargano and David Grebil perform 'Songs of the free: A tribute to Ahmad Jamal." To our surprise, and delight, all of the songs were sung in English so we understood probably more than most of the audience. The singer, Cecil L. Recchia is a native French speaker, but when she sang we did not detect a French accent of any kind. The set list was so fun and exciting and the room matched the music. It was a tiny room with brick walls and chairs packing the area. We were practically sitting on top of the piano player we were so close to him from the crowd.
The drinks were very inexpensive, probably because everyone had purchased tickets to get into the performance. By this day, we had been in Paris for over a week so we knew the drinks we wanted and we knew how to order them. I ordered the Kir and Dylan ordered the Ricard.
Anyone venturing to Paris needs to stop in to Sunside Sunset Jazz Club for a night. It is exciting, energetic and fulfills your need for Paris Jazz.
