On Monday I went to The Jazz Bar to see the Tony Monaco Organ Trio; it was a fantastic gig, and if you are in Edinburgh this week, they are playing every night at 11.00pm until Sunday 19th August. 

Tony has an amazing command of the Hammond B3; he provides the bass line on pedals and lower manual, while working melodic magic on the top manual. I love the dynamic range of effects, voices and volume the Hammond has to offer, and Tony knows how to show them off.

Just as important to the task at hand, Tony and the rest of the trio groove really well together, and Ross Milligan (guitar) and Adam Sorenson (drums) get to show off their chops too.

Here is a great clip posted on YouTube from a Jazz Bar gig from last year for the same lineup:

For a very interesting interview with Tony where he talks about a phonecall from Jimmy Smith on his 16th birthday, go to here.

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