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The Joey DeFrancesco Trio, Cookin' at the Jazz Bakery April 4th-7th

Written by Don Berryman

Sunday, 01 April 2007

Joey DeFracesco Trio © Howard A. Gitelson

Joey DeFrancesco is the undisputed king of the Hammond B3. If you dig Joey, you're not alone and you're in pretty good company. He wowed Jack McDuff as a child and Miles Davis dug him and took him on the road when he was only 17 years old. Anytime you have the opportunity to hear a virtuoso like this, you should take it. Joey has the ears and the chops to make wonderful music and he does it. He is traveling with the hottest jazz organ trio around, featuring the solid Philadelphia drummer, Byron "Wookie" Landham and Toronto guitar sensation (currently living in Brooklyn, NY), Juno-nominated Jake Langley. Catch Joey's trio at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles April 4th-7th.

On his latest release on Concord, Joey DeFrancesco Live: The Authorized Bootleg, Joey features tenor titan George Colman on a burning live outing with his trio at Yoshi's. Click here for a Jazz Police review of Joey DeFrancesco Live: The Authorized Bootleg.

Joey brings his burning trio including his trusted drummer Byron "Wookie" Landham along with Jake Langley cookin' on guitar on this tour.

Byron "Wookie" Landham is on swinging drummer. He has been playing with Joey since the 1980s and has developed such a tight musical relationship that they almost function as a single unit in performance. Many in the Twin Cities remember the Hot Summer Jazz Festival of 2003 when Joey and Byron played through an extremely severer thunderstorm, lightning was flashing the wind was blowing everything around and Byron was swinging so hard he was steaming. Those of us who didn't run for cover, rush to stand near the stage while the water rose and the band kept burning.

Jake Langely

Guitar whiz Jake Langley from Canada is firmly ensconced in Joey's trio filling a spot once occupied by guitar great Paul Bollenbeck. A skillful player with roots deep in the blues the 30 year old, Toronto-based musician was selected as Guitarist of the Year in the 2004 National Jazz Awards. "Organ trio jazz is really my thing," Langley explains. "We're not inventing anything new, but someone has to keep the tradition alive." Langley spent a year touring with organist Merle Saunders, who used to play with Jerry Garcia. and he spent another year in New York City studying with jazz greats Jim Hall and Pat Martino. You can hear their influence in Jake's polished, thoughtful guitar lines. Langley produces echoes of Wes Montgomery and Kenny Burrell too. Watch for an upcoming Jazz Police review of Jake's Juno-nominated CD, Movin' & Groovin'.

Catch the Joey DeFrancesco Trio at the Jazz Bakery in Los Angeles April 4th-7th. he Jazz Bakery's Theater and Performance Space is located at 3233 Helms Ave. in Culver City. Call 310-271-9039 for reservations. www.jazzbakery.org

Joey DeFrancesco's Tour Dates for hte Spring and Summer 2007:

Joey DeFracesco © Don Berryman

Apr. 04th. Los Angeles, CA ~ Jazz Bakery - www.jazzbakery.com
Apr. 05th. Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 06th. Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 07th. Los Angeles, CA
Apr. 10th. Las Vegas, NV ~ Ice House Lounge - www.icehouselounge.com
Apr. 11th. Tempe, AZ ~ Arizona St. Univ. - masterclass 2:40pm - www.music.asu.edu/performance/jazz.htm
Apr. 13th. Palm Springs, CA - The Blue Guitar - www.travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2813554-blue_guitar_the_palm_springs-i
Apr. 14th. Glendale, AZ ~ Glendale Jazz Fest. - www.glendaleaz.com/events/GlendaleJazzBluesFestival.cfm
Apr. 16th. Arizona ~ Private Seminar
Apr. 17th. Arizona ~ Private Seminar
Apr. 18th. Arizona ~ Private Seminar
Apr. 19th. Arizona ~ Private Seminar
Apr. 20th. Arizona ~ Private Seminar
Apr. 25th. Calgary, Alberta ~ The Grand Theater - www.calagaryjazz.com
Apr. 27th. Vancouver, BC ~ The Cellar - www.cellarjazz.com
Apr. 28th. Vancouver, BC
Apr. 29th. Vancouver, BC
May 02nd. Seattle,WA ~ The Triple Door - www.tripledoor.com
May 03rd. Tacoma, WA ~ Jazzbones - www.jazzbones.com
May 05th. San Francisco, CA ~ Great American Music Hall - www.musichallsf.com
May 12th. Felton, DE ~ Central DE Jazz and Blues Fest. - www.dejazzbluesfest.com
May 16th. Moscow, RU ~ Moscow Intl. Performance Arts Center - www.mmdm.ru/en
May 17th. Moscow, RU
May 26th. Chicago, IL ~ Andy's Jazz Club - www.andysjazzclub.com
May 27th. Chicago, IL
Jun. 03rd. Red Bank, NJ ~ Red Bank Jazz & Blues Festival - www.redbankfestival.com
Jun. 08th. Toronto, CN ~ Courthouse Lounge w. Jake Langley - www.libertygroup.com/chamber_lounge/chamber_lounge.html
Jun. 09th. Toronto, CN
Jun. 10th. Toronto, CN
Jun. 14th. New York, NY ~ Jazz Standard - www.jazzstandard.net/red/index.html
Jun. 15th. New York, NY
Jun. 16th. New York, NY
Jun. 17th. New York, NY
Jun. 21st. Washington, DC ~ Blues Alley - www.bluesalley.com
Jun. 22nd. Washington, DC
Jun. 23rd. Washington, DC
Jun. 24th. Washington, DC
Jun. 26th. Georgia, RU (TBA)
Jun. 30th. Salzau, DE ~ Jazz Baltica - www.jazzbaltica.com
Jul. 01st. Venice, IT (TBA)
Jul. 02nd. Rome, IT (TBA)
Jul. 03rd. Rome, IT (TBA)
Jul. 04th. Palermo, Sicily ~ Chiesa di Santa Maria dello Spasimo - www.thebrassgroup.it
Jul. 06th. San Javier, Spain ~ San Javier Jazz Festival - www.jazz.sanjavier.es
Jul. 08th. Genoa, IT (TBA)
Jul. 09th. London, UK (TBA)
Jul. 10th. London, UK (TBA)
Jul. 11th. London, UK (TBA)
Jul. 13th. Spain (TBA)
Aug. 05th. Buffalo, NY (TBA)
Aug. 29th. Eilat, Israel ~ Red Sea Jazz Festival - www.redseajazzeilat.com
Aug. 30th. Eilat, Israel
Sep. 09th. San Diego,CA ~ KSDS Jazz 88 Ocean Beach Jazz Fest. - www.jazz88online.org

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