A very cool spot to enjoy your favorite warm beverage. I had the silver needle (white) tea and traditional scone served warm with lemon curd and Devonshire cream. Oh yeah, they have live jazz 2 or 3 nights every week. We enjoyed the Blake Lyman led jazz jam with Kevin Van Geem, Akila Fields, and Jim Prescott. Blake is a very capable band leader who plays a strong sax but leaves lots of room for his band mates. Kevin Van Geem impressed me with his smooth and understated work on the drums. In fact, all the musicians moved as a unit and took the solos as they came. It was really fun to witness the collective effort of these young men.
My favorite tune was Mr. P.C. from Coltrane's Giant Steps album featuring one nasty bass solo by Mr. Prescott - knocked me down! Oh yeah, Darrell Grant sat in on one tune. Are you kidding me?
The Camellia lounge is small but very well suited for a quartet/trio. The food is good; staff attentive. OK; it meets the Patti Weber test; I agree! Really enjoyed our evening there and will definitely return; check out the
TeaZone; some seriously promising events are coming up.
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| Getting nasty with Mr. P.C. |
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| Blake and the boys gettin' it done! |
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| Darrell Grant |
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Kevin Van Geem
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