Jazz reborn for a new generation with “Gypsy Groove”
A young man walks up to the small stage, just slightly elevated from the concrete floor of the café, introduces the band, and begins to play a richly rhythmic, acoustic style of jazz that I had heard far too few times in my life. The place: the unassuming Bohemian Café Einfahrt on the Karmelitermarkt in the 2nd District. The occasion: a Wednesday evening at “Sandra’s Salon,” a series presenting local jazz artists - both upcoming and established.
Tonight guitarist Diknu Schreeberger and his trio were the guests: Martin Spitzer on rhythm guitar and his father, leading bass player Joschi Schneeberger. The Schneebergers are ethnically Sinti gipsy, and this is a critical element in their music that focuses strongly on single notes being continuously and rapidly played.
