Organic Vibes, with the classical setting of a Hammond Quartet, playing original jazz with groovy organ sound into focus. The music is played with great joy, humor and a dose of suppressed anger, a mix of urban jazz and Nordic melancholy.
The band has played at various festivals and jazz clubs in Sweden. Swedish national radio P2 did a live recording of the band spring of -09, which was sent on several occasions.
Now the band releases the debut album "GLUE”
"I think your compositions are some of the best I´ve heard in the Organjazz genre. The band is at a super high level."-Kjeld Lauritsen, Danish Hammond legend
The organic members::
Joacim Eriksson At the age of 17 he started to play the Hammond organ. (L100) Now he plays on a beautiful B3-69. Biggest influences are Jimmy Smith, Joey DeFrancesco, Jack McDuff, Kjell Öhman.
Richard Hauer Masters degree at the Music Academy in Malmö, Sweden. Ever since he took his examination 2003 He´s been working as a musician in different bands. Has been working as a musician in four different continents during the last years. More info: www.richardhauer.com
Tomas Trulsson is a woodwind player based in Sweden. Studied at Fridhems Folkhogskola and graduated from Berklee college of music 98. Studied with Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone and Hal Crook to name a few. Recorded and/or performed with Anders Bergcrantz, Tomas Frank, Monday night Big Band, Fabian Kallerdahl to name but a few. Endorses MARCA reeds (www.marca-france.com) and ADK((( microphones (www.adkmic.com) More info: www.tomastrulsson.com
Anders Vestergård originally from the little village Norra Vallgrund in the archipelago of Vasa, Finland. Studies lead him to Sweden and Skaane, where he´s been living and working for the last ten years. A drummer who also plays a great variety of percussion instruments. Recent projects are Un-x-pected Pleasure, the art music ensemble Heavy Collaboration, Miriam Aida´s band O Meu Brasil and the jazzquartet TWANG!.
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