"Jam Session"

Queridos readers, this will be a quick post. While flipping through a Madrid book, we found some live-music bars in Madrid. Last night, a few of us went to a jazz bar in Calle Huertas, which is one of the main bar districts in Madrid. There was no cover, and although we arrived an hour after it started, we managed to get a table in a corner. Last night's session was a "Jam Session" (no spanish needed to describir that). Just like any other jazz club (I've never been to one), it was so rad I can't even believe it. There was a trumpet, upright bass, piano, and drums. Before any song, they would quickly glance at a fakebook to check out a tune, and then just improvise their way through it. It was BRILLIANT, and absolutely amazing. The solos were ridiculously increibles.

In the middle of a song, a guy brushed past our table and headed toward the other players. He whips out his trumpet, and starts soloing. The first trumpeter turns around, because he had no idea the other trompeta was coming. And that's the jam session. Anyone with an instrument or a voice just walks up there and joins in with the others. Near the end, 3 drummers took turns, there was a saxist, 2 basists, a singer, and 3 trumpets. The drinks were very expensive, but it's definitely my #1 club. Time for homework!