Greg Osby @...The East End(?)

My lady and I were lucky enough to see jazz sax great Greg Osby play in the most unusual of places last night. He sat in with my buddy's band at the famed East End cafe in Newark, DE playing to a crowd of maybe 20 folks. Lucky for my friend, he works as a jazz PR guy and Osby is a client. His band reverberates within the domain of old Greatful Dead tunes to country and blue grass to rock. Quite interesting to see Osby find his way in the mix...of course, all improv and groove. What a classy dude. So mellow and laid back. Instead of getting on stage and giving solo after solo, as a big star like him could pull of, he really just tried to find his place within the vibe of the five other musicians on stage. A nice holiday treat!