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Greg Ruby & Howard Alden plays Wednesday, July 29. Greg Ruby is a Seattle-based guitarist who leads a hot jazz ensemble, and Howard Alden is a renowned swing guitarist who's recorded with Ken Peplowski and Woody Allen's New Orleans Jazz Band. This is a classic swing guitar duo pulling from the 1930s-40s tradition. White Horse is the call when you want to actually hear the music instead of shouting over it. The Black Mountain listening room keeps it seated with acoustics that let every note land clean, and the crowd skews older and knows when to shut up and listen. Folk, Americana, jazz, world music, whatever's on the bill gets the respect it deserves in this room.