MAINSTAY - Soul Jazz with the Greg Burrows Trio Featuring Kathryn Farmer
On Saturday, September 30 at 8 PM, GB3 (otherwise known as The Greg Burrows Trio) is returning to The Mainstay with a new installment of their “Soul Jazz” concept. Soul Jazz refers to a historical offshoot of jazz incorporating strong influences from soul music, blues, gospel and rhythm and blues, as played by a jazz combo. In the tradition of the jazz organ greats of the 1960s, the Greg Burrows Trio revives that big, seductive, and instantly recognizable sound of a Hammond B3 organ coming through a Leslie cabinet as the audience is invited to share the groove.
This year’s line-up features Greg Burrows on drums (perhaps most familiar to Mainstay audiences as jazz pianist Dick Durham’s drummer), Judd Nielsen on the big Hammond B3 organ (from the Centreville/Philadelphia area) and NYC guitarist Al Orlo, former guitarist, and Music Director for Ben E. King.
The program also welcomes international jazz and R & B vocalist/ recording artist Kathryn Farmer, known for her impressive 5-octave range and electrifying stage presence.