Jazz Articles about Deep Blue Organ Trio

Deep Blue Organ Trio: Goin' to Town - Live at the Green Mill

by Samuel Chell
July 30, 2006

Deep Blue Organ Trio Goin' To Town: Live At The Green Mill Delmark 2006

Although Philadelphia is the acknowledged capitol of jazz organ, Chicago South-siders with long memories will make a compelling case for the prominent role of the B-3 at some of the Windy City's most historic blowing sessions. There's no shortage of stories about Stitt and Ammons dueling at McKie's Show Lounge on Cottage Grove at 63rd Street in the ...

Deep Blue Organ Trio: Deep Blue Bruise

by AAJ Staff
June 13, 2005

Deep Blue Organ TrioDeep Blue Bruise Delmark 2004 At last, an honest, straight-ahead organ trio record. There are no affectations here such as twenty-minute jam bandlike noodling; no additional synthesizer or other electronic riffs added to simple, yet powerful rhythms; and no attempts to transform grunge classics into funk numbers. Instead the band works out on a collection of originals, jazz and rock classics and--to be honest--tunes that ...

Deep Blue Organ Trio: Deep Blue Bruise

by Mark F. Turner
December 16, 2004

There's a loose quote from an unknown source that states that “soul can't be taught or learned, you either have it or you don't." This most definitely seems to be the case with the Deep Blue Organ Trio. They simply have it. Even though this is a debut recording, the trio was formed in 1992 and has performed weekly at one of Chicago's premier jazz venues, the Green Mill lounge. The players include guitarist Bobby Broom, drummer Greg Rockingham, and ...