RE: cool chicago acid-jazz gigs.

Dawn Kinishi
Mon, 12 Jan 1998 17:14:34 -0600


Hey Erik,
If you're interested in getting to B3 heaven, you must check out
Chicago's very own Charles Earland and Lonnie Smith (I believe he
resides in Miami ?!?! Go figure ... )

Cheers,
dawn

> ----------
> From: Erik Gaderlund[SMTP:erikg@macconnect.com]
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 1998 2:30 AM
> To: acid-jazz@ucsd.edu
> Subject: cool chicago acid-jazz gigs.
>
> >JEFFREY BROWN wrote:
> >
> >Chicago's got three happening shows that you should check out if
> you're
> >in the area (or spread the word to those that are). Orelo
> (312-409-0099)
> >is doing shows at the Elbo Room (2871 N. Lincoln) with a bunch of
> >Hammond B-3 and other old-school acid jazz players as part of a
> series
> >called Heroes of the Hammond.
> >
> This reminds me. I saw Jimmy Smith last Saturday at Yoshi's in
> Oakland.
> It was pretty incredible. It did seem short, but the quartet seemed
> to get
> it all in. He actually talked a lot, even his horn player slapped a
> bill
> on his organ and told him "Play dammit!"
> Definitly check him out if you can. So, now that I've seen the James
> Taylor Quartet and the Jimmy Smith Quartet, I'm closer to B-3 heaven.
>
> p.s. the Elbo Room is a cool club, I saw t.j. kirk and they rocked the
> house!
>
> later,
> erik g
>
>