And yet, there was one thing that Brown didn’t boast about: playing the Hammond B-3 organ. He loved that thing, maybe because he never could quite own it. Brown traveled on the road with the ...

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A modern ambassador of the mighty Hammond B3, organist Pat Bianchi demonstrates a deep knowledge of jazz-organ history yet draws from a wide range of other musical influences. The result is a unique ...

We're giving some big ups to organ maestro Big John Patton this week. He was one of a number of B3 players to make their mark on Blue Note Records, capturing the aesthetic of the soul jazz movement ...