Woke up this morning took a 3 hour train to Valencia.  We went out for lunch and had delicious seafood paella!  My first paella meal. Very tasty rice.  Cafe Mercedes jazz club is right across the street from the hotel.  Very acoustic stage, intimate setting.  Just a vocal mic.  We had fun just jamming for a while getting use to the sound.  Now back in the hotel warming up. Doing two sets starting at 9!

Just back from the gig and its 2:30 AM.  People here like to party!!  This gig was so much fun.  I’m really having a ball mixing up the new repertoire (man w the hat) with all the other stuff of mine (mood changes, every road etc.) Tonight was so wild!! The first set started at 9 and was fun but the second set was so amazing.  People were packed to the doors the second set and just whooping and cheering.  The energy was fantastic.  We were playing in a great intimate club called "Cafe Mercedes Jazz Club.”  The owner is actually a fantastic bass player, Mario Rossy, I first heard him on a Brad Meldhau recording a while back. He is a really amazing player.  He also owns and books this club.  The inside is decorated really nicely and we played completely acoustic except for a vocal mic.  It’s so refreshing to play close together with out overdoing the sound.  I was told later tonight that people don’t usually go to bed here until  3 or 4AM. The guys I was talking to were amazed that the latest a concert goes until is 12 pm in the states (usually.) At least before it’s called, "after hours.” 

There’s something really relaxing about starting late and people not being in a rush.  Great to just play a set, explore the music and have everyone there with you, no one looking at their watch.  Was a very memorable concert for sure? Valencia gets two thumbs up for me!