Greg Hatza Hammond Organ Trio at An Die Musik Live

Greg Hatza Hammond Organ Trio
5 - 6:30 pm: Pre-concert dinner at Sotto Sopra
405 N. Charles Street
410-625-0534
Reservations must be made through An die Musik Live! website when purchasing your tickets for the performance.
Dinner: $45, not including beverage, tax and gratuity. Diners will pay Sotto Sopra directly.

First course:
Mixed salad or Ceasar salad
or
Lobster soup

Second course:
Spinach ravioli
or
Honey lavender Salmon
or
Chicken ripiano

Third course:
Sorbeto/Gelato of the day
or...

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Greg Hatza Hammond Organ Trio
5 - 6:30 pm: Pre-concert dinner at Sotto Sopra
405 N. Charles Street
410-625-0534
Reservations must be made through An die Musik Live! website when purchasing your tickets for the performance.
Dinner: $45, not including beverage, tax and gratuity. Diners will pay Sotto Sopra directly.

First course:
Mixed salad or Ceasar salad
or
Lobster soup

Second course:
Spinach ravioli
or
Honey lavender Salmon
or
Chicken ripiano

Third course:
Sorbeto/Gelato of the day
or
Pistachio crème brûlée

Greg Hatza, Hammond B3 Organ
Brian Kookon, guitar
Robert Shahid, drums

Greg Hatza is one of the great, unsung heroes of the jazz organ. An acknowledged master of the jazz organ — an expressive instrument that bears traditions ranging from gospel to blues — Hatza coaxes his own brand of rootsy, blues-based jazz from the instrument, a funky, soulful, sinuous sound that satisfies the groove junkie in every listener. He also expanded his stylistic scope to include distinct international elements studying tabla, sitar and erhu, a two-stringed Chinese fiddle.

A native of Reading, PA, Hatza’s musical instincts developed as early and as naturally as the ability to walk, and by the age of four, he was picking out blues and boogie woogie tunes on the piano and started formal lessons shortly thereafter. He became obsessed with the Hammond B3 organ as a teen when a friend turned him on to records by Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Ray Charles, and Johnny Hammond Smith. At 16, he played his first professional jazz gig with the Frankie Scott Trio

Baltimore Colts football great and jazz fan Lenny Moore heard him and asked the teenager to perform at a club he was opening in Baltimore. Moore became his manager and Baltimore became Hatza’s home. He played at the club for four years and during that time recorded two albums. In the late sixties, Baltimore was still an organ town and had its share of great players. Hatza really got a chance to hone his jazz organ skills by playing with the best national musicians in town at Moore’s Club.

Hatza has become a fixture on the Baltimore jazz scene. He received a degree in composition from the Peabody Conservatory, and a Master’s from Baltimore’s Towson State University, where he taught jazz, piano composition, improvisation and music theory for many years turning students on to the wonders of the organ as well.

He also expanded his stylistic scope to include distinct international elements studying tabla, sitar and erhu, a two-stringed Chinese fiddle.

Concert: 7 pm ET/6 pm CT/5 pm MT/4 pm PT/11 pm GMT

Limited in-person seating: $25 / $10 full-time students with valid ID
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required at door.
Audience members receive a link to the recorded performance to enjoy for one week after the show.

Live Stream: $15
The link will be revealed to live stream participants 15 minutes before the show
and will remain active through April 16

Donations welcomed

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