January 19, 2024 • 7:30pm • Mount Carmel Lutheran Church • 1701 Fredericks St, SLO
The San Luis Obispo County Jazz Federation was pleased to present the Idiomatiques, a modern Gypsy Jazz quartet performing music in the spirit of Django Reinhardt with an emphasis on original compositions. The band was spawned in 2013 by guitarist/composer Craig Sharmat and have played throughout Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo and Los Angeles counties over the past decade. They are the only Gypsy Jazz artists to break into the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Top 30 with their tune “C’est La Vie” spending 11 weeks on the charts. The bands’ current lineup consists of guitarists Craig Sharmat and Ray Bergstrom, Kim Collins on bass, and accordionist Frank Petrilli. An Idiomatiques show is filled with great musicianship, diverse programing, and humor.