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Michael LeDonne Groover Quartet at The Nash

Courtesy of Lorene Ely | Posted on December 11, 2018

Where

The Nash
110 E Roosevelt St
Phoenix, AZ
Map
(602) 795-0464

When

Fri, January 11, 2019
7:00 pm

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Musicians

Mike LeDonne
organ, Hammond B3
Eric Alexander
saxophone, tenor

About

Michael LeDonne Groover Quartet (Two Shows); 7:00 PM and 9:15 PM. A 14-year veteran of Tuesday nights at “Smoke” in NYC, pianist, organist, educator, and bandleader Mike LeDonne has been one of the most in demand session musicians for well over 30 years. Backing icons like Milt Jackson, Bobby Hutcherson, and Benny Golson, Mike has been the bridge between the straight ahead and soul music of his generation. His latest Groover Quartet release “I Love Music” on the Savant label represents that great soul jazz connect of Charles Earland and Jimmy McGriff in that Mike plays soul music of his era but backing it with a stellar band featuring Joe Farnsworth on drums, Eric Alexander on tenor saxophone, and Paul Bollenback on guitar...

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