My Blue Heaven by Donaldson & Whiting - Rhythm Future Quartet featuring Guitarist Olli Soikkeli

Rhythm Future Quartet performs dynamic and fiery arrangements of Gypsy jazz standards and original compositions. rhythmfuturequartet.com/ Enjoy this lively rendition of "My Blue Heaven," written by Walter Donaldson, George Whiting.
SHANGHAI JAZZ (Madison, New Jersey, USA)
Website - www.shanghaijazz.com/
Facebook - / 193288482660
Twitter - / eatlovejazz
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Schedule - shanghaijazz.com/schedule.html
Shanghai Jazz was opened in summer of 1995 by David Niu and Martha Chang. While studying in a doctorate program, Martha did extensive research on 1920’s Shanghai. During that tumultuous period globally, Shanghai was a destination for those looking to escape the depression in America, the rise of fascism in Eastern Europe, the penal colonies in Australia, among many other difficult situations around the world at that time. With myriad different cultures flooding into the city, the cuisines evolved, a dark and violent vein sprouted, and an incredible music scene developed and jazz was the genre that kept folks swinging in the clubs!
With this as inspiration, Shanghai Jazz was born. David and Martha drove this unique concept for 22 years and counting, as one of the “Top 100 Jazz Clubs in the World” (Downbeat Magazine).
In the summer of 2017, Shanghai Jazz was passed on to Thomas Donohoe with a 29 year career in hospitality, 18 of those years he was a chef, leading award winning kitchens from New Jersey to Montana, Florida, and New York City. He trained with some of the best chefs in the world including Thomas Keller, at the French Laundry in Yountville, CA, Jonathan Waxman at Barbuto in NYC, and Bill Pete at Café des Artistes, also in NYC. Throughout his career, Tom has been focused on and committed to providing exquisite dining experiences to all his guests.
Now, Tom and Shanghai Jazz’s team of culinary and hospitality professionals carry on the tradition, driven by a collective passion to bring good people together with world-class live music, great food, and gracious hospitality to create an exceptionally fun dining experience.
VIDEO & AUDIO PRODUCTION
Gene Guerrero / [e-mail]
PHOTO CREDITS
Candles by rekre89 [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr
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Bass by Carsten Stiller [CC BY 2.0] via Flickr
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[@Laudon1228]

If I close my eyes, it’s like listening to Grappelli and Reinhardt. Many thumbs up from a fellow Donaldson (unrelated) born in VA now in AZ. But why in one guitar solo section was the camera so much in the guy playing rhythm guitar, and not the guitarist playing melody???

[@DevonDandy]

If there was a restaurant like this near where I live, I would weigh in at five stone heavier! some serious musical talent in this line up.

[@ShanghaiJazzVideos]

Thanks for sharing our love of music at Shanghai Jazz. It means the world to us!

[@arielgioino]

Amazing stuff! Great improv, it definetely swings!

[@alexovenden8698]

Imagine being in the very front part of the audience and able to watch them playing so close!

[@ShanghaiJazzVideos]

Thanks for sharing our love of music at Shanghai Jazz. It means the world to us!

[@WillieWagglestick]

Absolutely amazing stuff! You're all incredibly talented musicians.

[@ShanghaiJazzVideos]

+WillieWagglestick Thanks for sharing our love of music at Shanghai Jazz. It means the world to us! Stay tuned for more video posts within the next couple of months!

[@chrishopman4431]

A great rendition, classy instrumentalists good overall sound....chris hopman in canberra.

[@ralitsapetrunova314]

Thanks, nice music! I have never heard it before but probably i will even go to the next concert in Helsinki! ;)

[@ShanghaiJazzVideos]

Ralitsa Petrunova Thanks for sharing our love of music at Shanghai Jazz. It means the world to us! Stay tuned for more!

[@ralitsapetrunova314]

I couldn't find any info about performances of the group in Helsinki. Could you help me? I mean something in this year, 2018? :)

[@jimmycrackcorn2516]

Some hot stuff!

[@ShanghaiJazzVideos]

Thanks for sharing our love of music at Shanghai Jazz. It means the world to us!

[@mrjimmienoone2130]

This guitarist (from Finland?) is absolutely fabulous!

[@ShanghaiJazzVideos]

Thanks for sharing our love of music at Shanghai Jazz. It means the world to us! Learn more about Olli from his website - www.ollisoikkeli.com/

[@josephotico6175]

so awesome!

[@ShanghaiJazzVideos]

Thanks for sharing our love of music at Shanghai Jazz. It means the world to us!

[@art1901yam]

😅 👌

[@rustyshackleford4743]

What kind of Jazz Club has baseball on tv???

[@ShanghaiJazzVideos]

+Rusty Shackleford - Thanks for the observation. It's Gene, the video producer for the club. The main camera angle when out wide reveals the reflection of the back of the cash register & bar where a small television sits. Why it's on is not up to me, but I have noticed that its volume is nearly muted. Unfortunately, I don't currently have the tech chops to mask it out of the video.

[@Aritro77]

Lol, my thoughts exactly Rusty Shackleford.
Gene, come on mate, it's "nearly muted"? Someone needed to turn that shit off!

[@art1901yam]

Easy

[@whimperer]

stephen and the gypsy django are no doubt proud God parents. kenxqed♫

[@ShanghaiJazzVideos]

+whimperer Thanks for sharing our love of music at Shanghai Jazz. It means the world to us! Stay tuned for more video posts within the next couple of months!

[@edherb7556]

zawsze te zydy

[@ShanghaiJazzVideos]

Thanks for sharing our love of music at Shanghai Jazz. It means the world to us!