Bill Heid in D.C.!

[bertrand]

... but doesn't get too many organ gigs.

Anyway, he will be at Twins this week-end, in a trio with Scott ? on sax and Marty Morrison on drums. They confirmed that he would be playing organ.

I'm tempted, although money is real tight these days. Anyone else game?

Bertrand.

Edited April 29, 2003 by bertrand

[Jim Alfredson]

Have you seen him before? If not, I would say definately go. If you have, I would say let the finances dictate.

He's definately worth seeing just for the multitudes of nutty swids.

[Soul Stream]

man, i'd love to see bill play. you say he doesn't play too many organ gigs? how can that be possible?

[bertrand]

Soul Stream,

Simple - D.C. is not a big organ town. Bill has been doing more piano/vocals gigs, which of course are much more lucrative.

What he does outside D.C., I do not know.

B3-er,

I'm being more careful about how many gigs I go to (for example, I decided to pass on Barbara Dennerlein, because her set at the Kennedy Center will be short), but I still can go to some gigs. I've only seen Bill on organ once as a sideman, so this leader gig is very tempting.

Bertrand.

[bertrand]

I'm probably going tonight. Anyone else interested?

[Soul Stream]

yes, too bad i live in texas! have a great time, sounds wonderful.

you mention bill mostly plays piano/vocal gigs? i didn't even know he sang! that guy gets more interesting the more i hear of him. truely a man of many talents. to play organ like he does and not do it 7 days a week, much less only occassionally, seems super-human.

[Jim Alfredson]

Bill's got a real quirky voice... it's great to hear him sing.

I hope he uses a real B3. Sometimes when he does "organ" gigs he uses some piss poor keyboard that sounds like a turd. I don't know how or why he does it but he still sounds good even on the crappy clone.

I'll be B3-ing tonight myself at the ol' Green Door in Lansing. Woo hoo!

[bertrand]

I just talked to Bill to ask him who was playing with him.

It's his regular tenor e-dog whose real name must be Scott.

Based on my knowledge of Twins, I doubt there will be a real b-3.

Oh well...I still think it will be solid.

I hope I get to see Organissimo somewhere soon. I plan to get the CD this week-end.

Bertrand.

[Jim Alfredson]

Scott E Dog Peterson is a great player. It'll be worth it.

[bertrand]

You're not kidding - E-dog was fabulous. It turns out he's a fellow Wayne Shorter freak, so we had a lot to talk about.

More on the gig tomorrow - it was fabulous. They closed with Patton/Green's 'Soul Woman'.

Bertrand.

[Jim Alfredson]

OK dude, spill it... more info on the gig, please!

[randissimo]

You're not kidding - E-dog was fabulous. It turns out he's a fellow Wayne Shorter freak, so we had a lot to talk about.

More on the gig tomorrow - it was fabulous. They closed with Patton/Green's 'Soul Woman'.

Bertrand.

Those guyz are the shit! I've worked with both E.Dog and Bill Heid at different times... I first worked with Heid in a black club in Lansing, Mi in the early 80's...About 4 years ago I had a gig with Heid and a Detroit tenor player. We had a great time even though Bill was playin' a cheezy Casio keyboard. E. Dog used to come up to Grand Rapids, Mi and play hard bop gigs with me. He's deep and plays very soulfully. And the most fascinating fact about Scott Peterson is that he has Cystic Fibrosis and most people afficted with this disease don't live past their 30's or 40's and Scott is still doing great and playin' his ass off!! I truly believe it's due to his great love of playing music... To quote Sun Ra, "Music is the healing force of the Universe"