Dan Magay
Alto Sax Rob Barics
Tenor Sax Doug Rowan
Tenor Sax Fil Lorenz
Baritone Sax Niel Levonius
Trumpet John Worley
Trumpet Mike Olmos
Trumpet Danny Grewen
Trombone/Vocals Rick Walsh
Trombone Brad Martens
Bass Trombone Wil Blades
Hammond Organ/Piano Scott Foster
Guitar Tommy Folen
Bass Jeff Marrs
Drums Hale Baskin
Vocals
Etkilendikleri
Woody Herman, Count Basie, 1950s Maynard Ferguson, Buddy Rich, Ray Charles, Quincy Jones, Oliver Nelson, McCoy Tyner, and many more.
The Fil Lorenz Orchestra is a high-voltage, crowd-pleasing big band born of the blues, with a sound defined by the scorching energy of the Hammond B3 organ, a searing, relentless horn section and an exhilarating, sometimes challenging repertoire of well-known blues burners and fascinating originals alike. To put it simply, the FLO can turn any club or festival performance into blues/bop celebration.
“The sound that inspires us, and that we shoot for ourselves, is a blending of that great 1960s Philly sound with the best big bands we can think of,” says bandleader/arranger/baritone saxophonist Lorenz. “Richard ‘Groove’ Holmes or Jimmy Smith meets the Woody Herman Orchestra. Those are my two favorite sounds in the world, and I wanted to get to both of them with this big band.”
That’s setting a pretty high bar, but Lorenz has assembled a musical cast that’s wholly up to those high standards, bringing some of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most accomplished and adventurous jazz veterans together with some of the fertile San Francisco scene’s most promising up-and-coming players.
A streamlined band that’s built to move
The FLO, despite its mile-wide sound, is an orchestra built for speed, checking in most nights at a spare 14 players. Lorenz says the band’s stripped-down size is perfect for the style he wants. “In that sense, we’re modeled after Maynard Ferguson’s band of the late 1950s,” Lorenz says.
The band’s streamlined configuration means that, while they’re large enough to pump any room full of hard bop energy, they’re also nimble enough to turn on a dime, able to react to a sudden course change in a band mate’s solo or a mid-stream directive from Lorenz. Put this versatility and quality together with a book full of demanding arrangements, and you’ve got a band that’s ready, willing and able to take the sort of chances on-stage that lead to unforgettable, crowd-pleasing performances.
Thanks for your support of the last NLO concert the photos are now viewable on our myspace site. We are currently mixing the last 6 songs on our 17 track project. Look for it in stores in December 2009
We are very excited about playing at such an awesome jazz club. We have some great sets lined up for you, so don't miss it. Friday and Saturday November 20th and 21st, 5:00-8:30p at Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago
Aaron Koppel -Guitar, Matt Nelson; (Lupe Fiasco, Matthew Santos) -Keyboard, Graham Czach; (Chicago Afrobeat Project) -bass, Robert Tucker (Matthew Santos) -drums
Hi guys. Cool music...thanks for reaching out to B.O.T. and sending us a friend request...also note that Big Organ Trio has a brand new studio album coming out in 2009!...hope all is well in SF! Here's some more Big Organ Trio stuff below if you're interested:
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