John can play many instruments and this performance was a very cool one indeed. Read his bio on his web page. He has played with so many of the great performers they are just too numerous to mention here. This band is worth a road trip. Maybe I'll go catch him again at Merlefest in 2005. In the meantime don't miss John's movie appearance in http://www.sonyclassics.com/headintheclouds/ where he plays Django Reinhardt. He told some cool stories about the movie last night.