speaking of organs

[cliffpeterson]

just wanted to start a thread that was actually about jazz and considering the origin of the site name I just wanted to drop that I head joshua redman about two weeks ago with sam yahel on organ and keyboards. christ there was more electronic gear per musician then i have seen in awhile. redman has some 8 pedals in front of him that he could hit while playing his sax. I alway wondered about being able to split your concentration when doing something like that. yahel did about three tunes on the organ and then walked over to a completely different setup which had rhodes on a 90degree angle to what I think was a synth. fun update to the classic tenor organ date. while I have a bunch of organ recordings can't say I have seem more than a couple in concert. the other one was jimmy smith and I want to forget about that performance.

the club was filled that is about 150 people. the next night that couldn't have had more than 30 for the cindy blackman quartet which was a better concert in my opinion.

later

[Jim Alfredson]

Sam Yahel is a hell of a keyboardist. I love his organ work. The Redman group came to Detroit, but I was playing and didn't get to see them. I do like both records they've put out, though. The one under Redman's name and the Yaya3.

[Joe G]

I saw the Ya-Ya3 group in Detroit, in a double bill with the John Scofield Band. Great show, though I found Sco's group more engaging. Well, he is one of my all-time guitar heroes, and I happen to love Uberjam, so I perhaps I'm biased. There was an obvious joy for the music in Josh's group, and he is certainly a dynamic performer. And Sam might just be my favorite of the younger organ players. I like the loose sort of vibe that his albums have.

Too bad if Jimmy Smith was having an off night. I saw him a couple of years ago at the Detroit Jazz Fest and thought it was wonderful. I couldn't stop grinning.

Edited March 10, 2003 by Joe G