Tuesday Jul 15 | All About Jazz
Just A Memory The Hammond B-3 soul-jazz sound of Big John Patton was perfect for the 1960s.
Soulful, funky and blues-inflected jazz organist Jimmy McGriff passed away over the weekend.
Ten years back, one would've been forgiven for counting James "Blood" Ulmer among the least likely to be playing anything resembling traditional blues. via Buffalo News
Over the past several years, the organ combo has made a remarkable resurgence, as young musicians find the pared down format of keyboards, drums, sax and/or guitar conducive to exploring a variety of sonic ... via The Wire
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Music Review: Asaf Sirkis & The Inner Noise - The Song Within
Modern jazz with a very different twist.
For most people who aren't dead yet, the sound of a jazz organ trio forces the toe to commence to tappin'. Though the music is often of a 'serious' nature, this particular configuration (organ, drums, guitar) made it easy to play some down & dirty grooves. Jack McDuff, Big John Patton, Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco — they... Read more