Consider a visit to the Jazz Kitchen on a Wednesday night when the multifaceted Rob Dixon convenes his Dixon/Rhyne Project. It's a format that held the floor at many an unpretentious watering hole back in the day: sax, organ and drums. Among the more robust, yet thoughtful exponents of the keyboard part of such combos still working is Melvin Rhyne. He's been back in his hometown a few years now after spending much of his career in Milwaukee; his initial reputation, of course, rests on his credentials as a Wes Montgomery sideman during the guitarist's breakthrough period more than four decades ago, forging the globe-spanning reputation of Indiana Avenue. Whether the material is a ballad standard or an uptempo blues (like Chitlins Con Carne), the Dixon/Rhyne Project shows itself to be tight but loose-jointed at the same time. The two marquee players have an easy rapport and an unhurried way of making a firm impression on eager listeners. Holding down the drum chair is the driving, in-the-pocket Richard Floyd. Check it out while you're drinking responsibly (it'll help you listen responsibly as well)!