Traditional Jazz With The EarRegulars

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🗓️ 22 November 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In 2007, trumpeter Jon-Erik Kellso and guitarist Matt Munisteri founded the band The EarRegulars, who play Sunday nights at a very old bar in Greenwich Village called the Ear Inn. But don't let the word "traditional" fool you. Although some of the songs they play are a hundred years old, the way they play is vibrant and exciting. They brought their instruments to the studio to play us some tunes.

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0:16.2	This is fresh air. I'm Terry Gross.
0:18.5	We have a great entertaining show for you as you head into the holiday weekend.
0:23.0	Trumpeter John Eric Kelso and guitarist Matt Munisteri
0:26.5	are going to play and talk about the music they make in their band The Ear Regulars,
0:31.0	that's EAR, regulars. They performed jazz, mostly from the 20s
0:35.7	through the 40s and they have a new live album. They spoke with Fresh Air
0:39.7	Producer Sam Brigger. Here's Sam.
0:42.0	Sunday nights I find myself feeling jealous of New Yorkers.
0:46.0	That's because every Sunday night at a small old bar in the West Village called the Ear Inn,
0:51.0	you can hear some really amazing music.
0:54.0	Vibrant and vital jazz even though some of the repertoire is 100 years old.
0:59.0	The band The Irregular was founded by our guests John Eric Kelso and Matt Munisteri and is led by Kelso.
1:06.2	The band is usually a four-piece combo with friends sitting in.
1:10.2	They set up in the corner of the ear in and pass the hat at the set break,
1:15.0	which is kind of remarkable considering that these are some of the best jazz musicians around.
1:20.0	I first heard the irregulars on YouTube where their weekly concerts have been pretty well documented,
1:25.0	and I used to visit those videos during the pandemic when I needed to pick me up, because when you listen to this band,
1:31.0	you can't help but smile.
1:33.6	The Irregular have just put out their first live album, it's called, Live at the Ear Inn,
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