Rudy Van Gelder recorded a vast number of musicians, releasing hundreds of albums in the process. John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and countless others booked studio time at the now historic New Jersey shrine. Now, in the age of the online gig, a rather tasty-looking live stream is in the offing.
On Saturday (May15) four A-listers will be streaming across North America with a re-stream opportunity the next day (Sunday 16) for fans in Japan/Asia and Europe (including Britain). The Van Gelder Studio organ is being touted as the star of the show. Joey DeFrancesco is charged with the responsibility of doing justice to the instrument played by the likes of Ray Charles, Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Shirley Scott, Dr Lonnie Smith, Jimmy Smith and Larry Young. Joining DeFranceso will be three star performers - Peter Bernstein (guitar), Billy Hart (drums) and special guest, saxophonist Houston Person. The quartet will be playing numbers associated with some of the classic organ albums recorded at the Van Gelder Studio.
The European re-stream is the one jazz fans here in Britain will want to sign up to at the user-friendly time of 7:00pm on Sunday 16. There is a $15 booking fee and, if you book by the end of today (Sunday 9) you'll have access to a Zoom conversation between drummers Billy Hart and Marcus Gilmore. Book now at: www.vangelder.live. Russell
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