Dr. Lonnie Smith Leads Octet Into 2017 At Jazz Standard – 12/28/16 through 1/1/17…video shot on Thursday, 12/29 Ah, Dr. Lonnie! I could see him perform every night. He’s that engaging, that thrilling when he sits down at his beloved Hammond B-3 organ. Noticing heavy guys like Jason Marshall on […]
Dr. Lonnie Smith
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Here are some bits from interviews and performances over the past year or so put together as a celebration of jazz in NYC, past and present…full of fantastic characters! Find the full reports on Wynton Marsalis, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Bill Frisell, Chris Botti, and Lew Tabackin in the jazz section.
Dr. Lonnie Smith reveals the moment he fell in love with the Hammond B3 organ and about playing his genius late 1960’s songs with a tough NYC octet. Chat and performance with the jazz keyboardist captured at 2014 Montreal Jazz Festival.