What is the best way to spend a Thursday night on the California Central Coast? The best way is by a warm fire, with a glass of wine and some great music, but if you are at a house concert at Rhonda and Jeff Cardinals house, you just kicked it up several notches. On February 20th about 50 guests could be found at the Cardinal house.
Dinner was included in the night of fun. Dinner was served on the back porch with propane gas heaters to take off the slight chill. It was a great time to catch up with your jazz friends, meet the musicians and get to know them. Since February is Mardi Gras month we enjoyed rice and red beans with little smokies, sliced meat, salad, and dinner rolls.
After dinner it was off to the living room, with a cozy fire, two pianos and enough chairs for the guests. The bar was set up in the dining room, there were lots of different wines to choose from.
Carl Sonny Leyland started off the night with a Boogie Woogie. Sonny is always amazing and a joy to watch, the music was just getting started we had no idea just how amazing the night would be. Sonny played five tunes to start the night off, including “Beale Street Blues” an
