Mic Check: Rhythm Future Quartet

Keeping the genre of gypsy jazz alive, the acoustic ensemble Rhythm Future Quartet will be touring Alaska for two weeks. Their first stop is downtown Anchorage. From there they will cross the state, going from Kodiak to Skagway.
According to violinist Jason Anick, gypsy jazz is a style of music that was pioneered in France during the 1930s and 40s by guitarist Django Reinhardt and Violinist Stephane Grappelli. Reinhardt was of Romani, or Gypsy, descent. Anick said it has the energy of early