Jazz, Blues and Soul, Hammond organ.
I'd like to meet:
Musicians with versatility across the jazz, blues, soul, gospel, R&B, fusion and rock genres, as well as other Hammond organ owners/players.
Music:
In Pittsburgh: Gene Ludwig, Dr. James Johnson, Max Leake, John D'amico, Virgil Walters, Howie Alexander, Kevin Howard, Sean Jones, Dwayne Dolphin, Dr. Nelson Harrison, Jimmy Ponder, Poogie Bell, etc..
If I can't see live music in Pittsburgh and have to listen to CDs... Brother Ray Charles, Brother Jack McDuff, Donny Hathaway, Dr. Lonnie Smith, McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane, Thelonious Monk, George Duke, Joe Zawinul, Herbie Hancock, Donald Fagen, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Frank Zappa, James Brown, Dave Brubeck, Jimmy Smith, Groove Holmes, Jimmy McGriff, Joey DeFrancesco, Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Jaco Pastorious, Charles Mingus, Kenny Burrell, Wes Montgomery, John Scofield, BB King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Eva Cassidy, Cassandra Wilson, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Sade, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Annie Lennox, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, John Mayer, Mary J. Blige etc.... and... of course... Miles Davis!
Donny Hathaway performing "Put Your Hand In The Hand"
Pittsburgh's ALTON MERRELL soloing on "Get Yo Praise On"
Gene Ludwig on Hammond B3 at Zanzibar Blue with Ken Karsh, Eric DeFade and Tom Wendt:
The INCREDIBLE NORA THE PIANO PLAYING CAT!!
Movies:
It's A Wonderful Life, Ray, Soylent Green, Full Metal Jacket, Goodfellas, The Godfather, The Manchurian Candidate, Raging Bull, Schindler's List, To Kill A Mockingbird, Borat
Television:
Legends of Jazz on PBS, Entourage, The Office, The Twilight Zone (originals)
Trailer for the Entourage film "Medellin"
Books:
Hal Leonard's "The Ultimate Jazz Fake Book, C Edition" (Plastic Comb), "Jazz Chord Hanon: 70 Exercises" by Peter Deneff, "Nuthin' But The Blues" Jamey Aebersold instructional book
Heroes:
New York Fire Department. And dead black musicians who got exploited and forgotten through the evolution of American music -- from slave spirituals, through blues, jazz and modern soul, they are the lost creators of America's treasured artforms. I'd also have to put Moses on that list, too.
