Tony Monaco Organ Quartet Featuring Richie Cole at Nighttown

Dynamic Hammond B-3 Wizard Tony Monaco Leads All-Star Quartet with Special Guest Richie Cole live at Nighttown!

Featuring: Tony Monaco-Hammond B-3 Organ, Richie Cole-Sax, Eric Johnson-Guitar, & Jimmy Alexander-Drums.

Celebrated Hammond B-3 Jazz Organ wizard Tony Monaco began his keyboard life at age eight, on the accordion. When he was twelve, his destiny as a jazz organist was sealed when he first heard Jimmy Smith. An enthusiastic student, Tony began working in Jazz clubs as a teenager in his native Columbus, Ohio, guided by local organ gurus Hank Marr and Don Patterson. For further inspiration, he studiously absorbed the mastery of Jimmy McGriff, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Charles Earland, Jack McDuff, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. All would play a role in the development of his musical palette....

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Dynamic Hammond B-3 Wizard Tony Monaco Leads All-Star Quartet with Special Guest Richie Cole live at Nighttown!

Featuring: Tony Monaco-Hammond B-3 Organ, Richie Cole-Sax, Eric Johnson-Guitar, & Jimmy Alexander-Drums.

Celebrated Hammond B-3 Jazz Organ wizard Tony Monaco began his keyboard life at age eight, on the accordion. When he was twelve, his destiny as a jazz organist was sealed when he first heard Jimmy Smith. An enthusiastic student, Tony began working in Jazz clubs as a teenager in his native Columbus, Ohio, guided by local organ gurus Hank Marr and Don Patterson. For further inspiration, he studiously absorbed the mastery of Jimmy McGriff, Richard "Groove" Holmes, Charles Earland, Jack McDuff, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. All would play a role in the development of his musical palette.

In April 2000, Tony met fellow jazz organ

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