October 28, 1999 will go down in jazz organ history as one of the most electrifying nights on record. That was the night Joey Defrancesco and the grand master of the Hammon…
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In an age where Jazz musicians make records, they often concentrate on technical skills and forget how fun a tune can be making a sincere, soulful statement, like how they …
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Stanley Jordan came on the national jazz scene in the early eighties and was a revelation. Stanley utilized a style called hammering, in which he taps the fret board, to pr…
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After a more than 20 year absence, the Headhunters are back with a new album. With returning members Bennie Maupin, Paul Jackson, and Mike Clark(who replaced Harvey Mason a…
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During my tenure as a DJ at the local college radio station, I had an opportunity to take a listen to a first, and potentially exciting double organ encounter between Joey …
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