Rob Geboers: Hammond organ
Luca Giordano: guitar
Ivar Zantinge: Fender bass
Dick de Zwart: drums
Influences
The Meters, Booker T. & the MG's, James Brown, Lonnie Smith, Jimmy Smith, Grant Green, The Funk Brothers, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Ibrahim Electric and so much more...
Hammond funk band The Rare Groove Orchestra (RGO) was founded in The Hague (The Netherlands) in 2003.
Funk, soul and soul jazz are the main ingredients in this hot stew. Heavy doses of drums, deep bass grooves, gritty guitar hooks and grinding Hammond organ spice up the groove. Although the RGO doesn’t focus on the rare groove genre as such, the groove of the band is quite rare.
The band has toured extensively and has performed successfully at EuroJazz Mexico, Saint-Paul Soul Jazz - Hammond Funk and Raw Soul festival (France), Zug Jazz Festival (Switzerland), Jazz in Duketown, The Hague Jazz (NL) and various other venues and festivals world-wide.
In October 2007 the RGO released their first full scale album, simply called ‘The Rare Groove Orchestra’. The album received raving reviews world-wide. The much anticipated successor 'The Man With the Dirty Finger', recorded in 2008, was released early 2009.
Original member Felix Faassen (Hammond organ) left the band in 2009 to pursue other interests. He was replaced by Rob Geboers (a.o. Soul Snatchers, AIFF).
The Rare Groove Orchestra line-up:
Rob Geboers: Hammond organ
Luca Giordano: guitar & master of ceremonies
Ivar Zantinge: Fender bass
Dick de Zwart: drums
Discography:
EP 2 Cents (2004)
EP RGO (2006)
CD The Rare Groove Orchestra (2007)
CD The Man With the Dirty Finger (2008)
RGO playing Turtle Walk / Sookie Sookie live in Hoorn, The Netherlands
RGO playing Batting Zero Zero live in Hoorn, The Netherlands
RGO playing Pump the Stump Revisited live in Zinco, Mexico-City, Mexico
RGO playing an encore at the EuroJazz festival, Mexico-City, Mexico live for 7200 people
The Rare Groove Orchestra - “Do The Red Snapper” played on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show – BBC 6Music. Listen again on http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/funk_soul/
The Rare Groove Orchestra - “Do The Red Snapper” played on The Craig Charles Funk and Soul Show – BBC 6Music. Listen again on http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/shows/funk_soul/
Hé Rare Groove Orchestra Dat klinkt goed! We kunnen wel eens een Hammond Festival organiseren met Lefties Soul Connection, Das Aldi Combo, The Pacifix, wij en jullie! Hammond-bands verenigt U!
Thanx voor het adden RGO! Onwijze muziek! Wat een funk rollercoaster! die profielfoto herken ik! Die is door Eric gemaakt! Ik heb de hele serie gezien. Super dat jullie daar in Mexico hebben opgetreden!
Guys, you have been great on stage and I've been proud of having the opportunity of jamming with you, hope it will happen again soon!!! Keep on groovin' friends, cheers!!
From the whole SPSJ crew and part of the audience : 2008 revelation at Saint Paul Soul Jazz Fest !!! Thanks a lot for this supa funky show, we all loved it. Keep on cookin' hard and let's keep in touch and see what's happening. La grande classe comme on dit chez nous !!! Stéf
