Jesse Cook brings his rumba flamenco sound to the intimate confines of Myron's Cabaret Jazz, a room built for exactly this kind of close-up musical encounter. Watching fingers fly across a Spanish guitar fretboard from a few dozen feet away is a different experience than catching it in some cavernous arena, and this venue's round tables and mezzanine balcony mean there's really no bad seat for it.
Cook's music draws from flamenco, but he's never been shy about pulling in other threads too, weaving in Latin rhythms, jazz phrasing, and world music textures that have carried him from concert halls in London to stages in Milan. Three decades into his career, he's built a reputation for guitar work that feels both technically dazzling and genuinely warm, the kind of playing that fills a room without needing to shout.
With Symphony Park visible through the windows and the lights low, this feels like the sort of evening where the music does most of the talking. Expect a set that moves between fiery, percussive runs and quieter, more contemplative passages, all filtered through Cook's particular blend of cultures and continents.