Results for "organ, Hammond B3"

Jared Gold

Jared Gold's recent emergence as one of New York's most in demand organists comes from years of dedication and respect to the Hammond B-3. With such influences as Larry Young, Jack McDuff, and Don Patterson, a unique philosophy based on extending harmony and solidifying groove has taken precedence. Versatility has provided Jared the opportunity to work with such established veterans as Dave Stryker, John Abercrombie, Ed Cherry, Jon Gordon, Oliver Lake, Bill Goodwin, Adam Nussbaum, Jimmy Ponder, Ralph Bowen, Bruce Williams, Cecil Brooks III, Don Braden, Ralph Peterson, William Ash, John Swana, and Tony Reedus

Gary Versace

Since basing himself in New York City in June of 2002, jazz organist, pianist, and accordionist Gary Versace has quickly become one of the busiest and most versatile musicians on the scene, often featured in bands led by musicians such as John Scofield, John Abercrombie, Maria Schneider, Matt Wilson, Lee Konitz, Eliot Zigmund, Scott Wendholt, Joe Magnarelli, Danny Gottlieb, Seamus Blake, John Hollenbeck, Andy LaVerne, Adam Nussbaum, Brad Shepik, Ingrid Jensen, Tim Ries and many others. Versace was voted a "rising star" on the Hammond organ in the last three Downbeat critics polls, and was the subject of a feature article in the July 2004 issue of Keyboard magazine. Versace has been a featured soloist on several critically acclaimed recordings of recent years: accordionist on Maria Schneider's Grammy-winning recordings "Concert in the Garden" and "Sky Blue" and as the pianist on John Hollenbeck's Grammy-nominated large ensemble recording, "A Blessing." Over the past five years, Versace has appeared as a leader for the Criss Cross and SteepleChase labels, and as a sideman on over 50 recordings with artists on various labels including Palmetto, ACT, Omnitone, Songlines, Pirouet, High Note, Justin Time, ArtistShare, Fresh Sound, Kind of Blue, and many others. As a pianist, Versace performed in a two-piano recital with Marian McPartland, and in April of 1999 appeared on her acclaimed National Public Radio program, "Piano Jazz." McPartland has called him "...endlessly inventive...(Versace) really has an extraordinary talent." Gary Versace has a masters degree in music performance from the Eastman School of Music, and spent eight years as a tenured associate professor in the jazz studies department at the University of Oregon

Jermaine Landsberger

Jermaine Landsberger comes from a Sinti family and has made many albums as a jazz pianist under his own name. Originally inspired by the sound of Django Reinhardt, later he focused on modern jazz and developed his own B3 tone in a completely innovative way. He combined his virtuoso piano style with the earthy and bluesy organ sound to create a highly explosive blend. Landsberger has played with Pat Martino, Bireli Lagrene, Martin Taylor, Andre Ceccarelli, Harvey Mason, James Genus, Andreas Oberg, Dennis Chambers, Paulo Morello, Tony Lakatos, Davide and Lorenzo Petrocca, Torsten Goods, Helmut Kagerer, Martin Gjakonowski and many more...

Darren Heinrich

Born: September 18, 1967

Darren Heinrich is an award-winning professional musician with over 30 years experience as a performer and composer, both domestically and internationally. His artistic residencies as a jazz organist include Rare Groove Mondays at Foundry 616, Ultimo, and Soul Jazz Sessions at Playbar, Surry Hills. He gigs regularly with his own trio, and freelances on organ and piano with a wide variety of artists, both locally and abroad. Darren has studied in person with Hammond organ masters Dr. Lonnie Smith and Tony Monaco, and completed the world's first PhD research in Jazz Organ Improvisation at Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where he currently lectures in Ensemble and Improvisation. Recent performances and recordings include:

Eddie Crocetti

Born: June 25, 1943

Eddie Crocetti, second cousin, to Dean Martin, began his musical career playing drums and piano at his father's bar in Baltimore, Maryland. At age nine, a band performed in his father's bar and Eddie was drawn into the world of professional music. His Father, immediately purchased Eddie his first set of drums. Eddie began studying drums and piano and by the time he was 14 years old, he was playing professionally for the local musicians of Baltimore. Eddie married at age 19 and began his family all the while, entertaining and delighting audiences with is own personal musical approach. For the past 25 years Eddie Crocetti has been entertaining and delighting listening audiences

Jack Maeby

Born: August 6, 1952

Jack Maeby grew up in upstate New York, where he began playing music professionally while in high school. At age 19, he signed a recording contract with a St. Louis-based record label. After a few years of touring the South and Midwest opening for acts such as The Doobie Brothers, Rod Stewart and Parliament/Funkadelic, Jack returned to Albany to back vocalist David Ward, a veteran of the King Curtis band. Through Ward, he was introduced to the late King Curtis' musical family, which included R&B legends Cornell DuPree, Gordon Edwards and Bernard Purdie. Moving to New York City in the 1980's, Maeby built a career playing piano and organ behind acts such as Etta James, Otis Rush and Lowell Fulson

Kenneth Clarke

Born: 1966

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Marco Benevento

For more than a decade pianist Marco Benevento has been amassing an extensive body of work. His studio albums and live performances set forth a vision that connects the dots in the vast space between LCD Soundsystem and Leon Russell, pulsating with dance rock energy, but with smart, earthy songwriting to match. It has led to numerous high profile appearances, ranging from Carnegie Hall to Pickathon, Mountain Jam to Treefort Festival, while headlining shows coast to coast. Marco Benevento’s latest studio LP, 'The Story of Fred Short,' and its companion live release, 'The Woodstock Sessions,' is some of his finest and most adventurous work to date—a maestro making "bold indie rock" says Brooklyn Vegan, while the LA Times raves, “Benevento continues to straighten his twisted sound into the guise of an indie-rock singer-songwriter, harnessing his inventive sonic palette into rewardingly bite-size pop songs that touch on disco and soul." Honing his psych rock and late night dance party sensibilities, the recordings find the pianist citing everything from Harry Nilsson, Manu Chau and Gorillaz as inspiration. Anybody who's seen Marco Benevento perform will attest, with eyes closed, smile wide across his face and fingers free-flowing across the keys, he's a satellite to the muse

Jazzmatic

Jazzmatic is no stranger to Jazz Their music and concerts generate a force of energy that has amazed crowds around the world. Jazzmatic’s style includes driving basslines and funky beats that are thought provocative. This has established them as a must see group. Jazzmatic consists of: Will Culbreath on Keys & Hammond B-3 and Yahannes Ford on Drums & Percussion both hailing from New York. Through out their lives individually and together they have been a part of the lives of: Louis Hayes, Nancy Wilson, BB King, Vinx, Sammy Davis Jr., Walter Perkins, Gregory Ince, Horice Darnell, Dave Valentin and so many others

T.C. Pfeiler Prof.

Born: January 1, 1958

T.C.Pfeiler was born Ewald Pfeiler on Jan.1, 1958 in Salzburg / Austria, the same city where classical music genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in 1756 and - forgotten! Later his work was discovered for - big business! T.C. Pfeiler studied in Salzburg / Austria and in Munich / Germany but friend and mentor, Jazz-organ pioneer Wild Bill Davis(November 26, 1918 - August 17, 1995) was his most important teacher. T.C.Pfeiler was his only regular private student ever. T.C. Pfeiler started out in his teenage years to play commercial dance music in April 1973 with a local amateur band named "The Up To Date"