Ray Barbee & the Mattson 2

Try not longing for a Bloody Mary, a patio and a lazy, sunny Sunday brunch two minutes into this soulful six-and-a-half-minute jazz jaunt. Ray Barbee & The Mattson Two have mingled the snazzy brown suits and daring solo improvisation of cool jazz with the sunny horns and plucked guitar of surf music, and added Afro-Cuban rhythms and a thrillingly ominous opening drum solo for good measure. The former Bones Brigade skater has just recently teamed with master improvisers and alternative-jazz mainstays Jonathan and Jared Mattson creating an adventurous and wide-ranging jazz trio. Their captivating set at Café du Nord was one of the most pleasant surprises I had at this year's festival. But be careful, just when you think you've got them figured out, they'll jolt you like they did the Noise Pop crowd with their jaw-dropping cover of Tortoise's spacey electro-jazz stunner "Seneca".

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