Groove Blue Organ Trio (Steve Smith/Tony Monaco/Vinny Valentino)

Live Concert @ the Riverside Studios Cologne with Steve Smith on the drums, Tony Monaco on the hammond and Vinny Valentino on the guitar. Hosted by Emily Whigham. With songs from the new Album "The Definition of Insanity"
0:55 Broken Promises
6:20 Cars Trucks Buses
12:15 16 Tons
18:10 The Brush Off
24:55 Bugalulu
29:38 Caravan
53:30 Mr. Wonderful
58:48 Say What?
1:04:20 Awa Athar
1:11:00 It's only a Paper Moon
1:12:25 A song for you
1:21:45 Cherokee
1:30:15 When Johnny comes
recorded: 11.02.2019
Eine Produktion von www.MUXX.tv

[@peggymobley4103]

I like Tony... but no one...nobody. comes close to my one and only love, Jimmy Smith

[@p.jarillo5800]

Monster Master Monaco. Really great player Mr. Monaco.

[@jackmeginniss6327]

Steve Smith is a great musician. It’s always a pleasure to hear him play.

[@michaelalberson126]

This is the most awesome Jazz concert I have ever heard as I am a HAMMOND organ player also and Tony Monaco is my overall favorite Jazz organist. However this is probably the best Jazz trio you will ever hear even when another 100 years have passed it doesn’t get any better for me. And the Drums are the best I have ever heard And the guitar also absolutely incredible.

[@jessepearson5579]

Vinny showing guitarists everywhere the right wat to play in an organ trio. Great sound guys...

[@rickwills4281]

I think when Louis Bellson left us he passed the drumming baton on to Steve Smith who's doing just fine!!

[@richardballard7055]

Big fan of Louie and Steve.

[@Alanoffer]

Love the sound of a Hammond , this is organ trio music at its best ,,🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@jayschankman214]

Steve Smith is a monster drummer, Vinnie Valentino, and the great Tony Monaco! Tight band!

[@user-ub6hd3nd4l]

GREAT trio...Love the B3....also one of my favorite drummers ever,Steve Smith.

[@jameslaugtug8937]

I have the fortune of Tony's Home Town of Columbus Ohio and seeing him approx. monthly . He's always this good!

[@OliWest89]

I miss live gigs!

[@rickkludt7806]

Is this the living best? As a local Midwest music promoter, I had Tony Monaco a number of times, playing with various groupings. He excelled at them all. I am looking forward to to catching up with Tony very soon in SoCal. Not only one of the best players on the planet, but a real human being as well….What a treat. What a trio! Wow!

[@rebagilbert1927]

Heard Tony Monaco at the Hidden Gem in Dayton Ohio a few months ago... WOW! What a treat and a blessing!

[@johnsons1812]

Tony Monaco is an exceptional Hammond Organist and a great teacher!!!!!!

[@greggjarvis133]

As a huge Steve Smith fan this is one of my favorites

[@asklfhjaw8o48934]

Tony Monaco is THE B3 master! Saw him live in Portland, great guy, and absolute beast on the organ.

[@R32Rocco]

A little late to this party, but man, what a trio! So many Hammond licks to learn, and great guitar phrasing going on to also learn- I'm glad I can't drum! Thanks for the great video!

[@jeffconley819]

He’s a real cool guy also. If you get a chance to see live ……do it.

[@danstephensen9032]

These guys play like they came out of the same womb. Steve Smith (original drummer for Journey). All together, they got it goin’ greatly!! Thank you!!

[@andytaravella8124]

Not journeys first drummer however their best drummer

[@fernandoamorim86]

I can't get enough of seeing this show !!! three music monsters, sensational 🇧🇷🇧🇷👏👏👏

[@pikuma]

Incrível, como sempre.

[@dominiclandry777]

Energy, Energy, Energy!

[@mikemahne2503]

Tony!

[@rmoraespinto]

Steve S is a chameleon. He plays, comps and soloes legit in any situation. One of my heroes! Thank you for posting!

[@jazzpianoman01]

Saw Steve with Vinnie and Baron Browne live in 2019 but in a funk setting; this is great and shows the versatility of these great players

[@cyndiea4629]

What a beautiful thing when incredible musicians of ths caliber play in a small intimate room. It's all about the music played for music lovers....great concert!!

[@janbriggs7619]

OH YEAH !!! OH YEAH !!! YOU GUYS SOUND GREAT !!? WHAT A SUPERBADD TRIO !?

[@johnsons1812]

All three are super elite musicians with great solos!!! Their respect for each other and support of each other is obvious!!!!!

[@hamidchafi6513]

Great job!

[@gilbertking]

Wow !!! what a great drummer !!! Awesome.

[@nikolasMakedon]

Барбара е измислена за овој. Простете :D

[@bobcomment8589]

excellent

[@EricT43]

These guys are incredible. Love this music.

[@jeffreykwon3173]

What a great chance we can watch this amazing musicians through KZbin~~!!!!!! God bless KZbin♥

[@shanelondon1907]

Found this incredible video today (02-25-2023). Had hoped that someone would film this organ trio playing tunes from an CD "Groove = Blue". In January 2016, I met Tony Monaco in NJ famous jazz club "Trumpets", where he did a gig. Got his autographed CD. Great show. I also met Steve Smith at another great NJ jazz club "Cecil's", where I was able to film him there - see 'Shane London Jazz Video'. Thank you for uploading this video. We have something in common. SL

[@MUXXtvLIVE]

Tony is king

[@Guitar6ty]

Wow really cooking band top class musicianship. Great interview and excellent presentation. The recording of the band was top class and really captured a live feel.

[@turbo1234ist]

Very nice, they are in the groove and really swing! Great group Tony is always funky.

[@loris171]

Thank you so much guys for this amazing performance!!! Tony always the top!!!🎹🥁🎸

[@bbophead1]

Beautimus!

[@user-xv8yg1li2t]

Привет из России. Это лучшее, что я видел за последние 20 лет! Спасибо вам и дай бог здоровья!

[@Niamhmusicmusic]

Saw them live in victoria, they are really something else!

[@australier263]

Chapeau great! That's Hammond at it's best! 👍🏼😂🤣😘 And this is Not! a warm and tenderly Gibson!

[@ferminbarajaspazos6853]

Gran interpretación. Me encantan los tríos de órgano, guitarra y batería.

[@user-dt9tf5ei6h]

❤☀☀☀❤☀☀☀❤04.2024 This is wonderful! Guys, you gave me several precious minutes of joy and absolute happiness!! Браво!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Бис!!!👏👏👏👏👏👏👏Addition: With absolute love from Russia❤❤❤❤. We are very friendly, great music and great musicians outside of politics... come and visit us in Russia, Siberia, Novosibirsk...

[@zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz3936]

Big thumbs up all great players ,for me though 1:32:53 re Guitar solo (stunning) using 4th finger as high pedal and playing chords with the other 3 fingers is something special. Most importantly it did not sound strained in any way.Great stuff!

[@timothysobina6777]

You all sound AWESOME!!!!!! Thank you so MUCH!!!!!!

[@johnedwards832]

Love this concert and watch it over and over again. tHANKS and you are swant.

[@tommorris3688]

Simply fantastic !

[@organclash857]

They are on Fire!!!

[@user-wv2bn2cb1i]

Thanks for this! Love it.

[@faramarzmostadim]

simply wonderful

[@aviregal]

this is the best video on KZbin

[@mjulio71]

A year and a half, and hadn't come by this absolute jewel - Shame on me! Great concert!

[@MD-cn1nt]

Saw these guys last night at the Saskatoon Jazz Festival...remarkable.

[@onceovereasy1529]

sweet and swingin'!

[@JensChrStrandos]

This was excellent!

[@brianking2729]

A real hot groove.

[@cym247]

Excellent performance...

[@pierangelobolis440]

Definitely three monsters! Thanks.

[@marcofacondini8484]

Grande Tony ... ed anche i tuoi compagni di viaggio! Ciao, M.

[@fernandoamorim86]

Sensacional

[@turbo1234ist]

Tony and this group are killer.

[@janbriggs7619]

WOW !!! WOW!!! WOW!!!

[@lucvb9379]

👌👌👌👌👌

[@GregsGuitars]

love it!!!

[@Andre-nw7zd]

Great Musicians.

[@ProcessedDigitally]

this was fire

[@louishebert5106]

Génial, trois virtuoses

[@SanplerVarondaro]

excelente video saludos

[@mortenkalland]

Wonderful stuff, I was surprised to hear Donny Hathaway song her, it was beautiful. Song for you.

[@Domingojazz]

Really nice performance and the D'Angelico Vinny plays is wonderful...

[@MUXXtvLIVE]

sorry- don't remember

[@metal4142]

MITICI !

[@quincyholiday5190]

Tony Monaco is a fine Hammond B3 player. I have seen quite a few great players perform live: Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Charles Earland, Jack McDuff, Richard Groove Holmes, Joey DeFrancesco, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Don Patterson, and a few more that I forgot about.

[@regissubert]

Bonjour et bonsoir la Famille Ah que ça fait du bien !

[@MrKeys57]

Tony all good - but what a DRUMMER!!

[@markodell5466]

Wow!!

[@siscoismyhomey]

I wasn't directly watching when Vinny started singing sixteen tons and I thought it was Robben Ford, wild.

[@MrYeremix]

You look swag!😚

[@johnhunterdrummer249]

Woah, where did those two hours go? I guess time also flies when you're watching great musicians having fun! 👏

[@Joe-ly3vf]

Grande professionalità grande musica jazz, spettacolo puro di artisti eccezionali

[@faleciawilliams6989]

❤️❤️❤️

[@silverqu]

WOW

nice one!

[@sammyvh11]

These guys need to come to York PA

[@robertoleveneur1520]

joli!!!!

[@WeAreNotAmused]

Guitar player is quite smooth transition from single note soloing to comping chords w/0 missing half a lick

[@boboso2429]

Track 2 - Cars, Trucks, Buses is a Phish cover. Well done.

[@sances2007]

Cars trucks buses 🔥

[@beerfourfree]

groovy

[@tehtube]

Awesome performance. The A162 very rare belgian form.

[@fish4bugs]

That's what it is! I kept looking but didn't recognize the legs.

[@tehtube]

@@fish4bugs special custom legs were made for organ for transportable, not factory.

[@scout4cool]

I’d love to see video Monaco playing with Brian Pardo in guitar. Pardo brought a modern sophistication to Monaco’s playing

[@randyclere2330]

I thought Emily did an incredible job asking questions and giving space to responses. Her questions were really intelligent and had depth! Bravo

[@HankNinja]

Oh. Somebody been listening to Trilok Gurtu. Your Kannakol is showing. Digging the percussive vocalizing.

[@giannibiancocircus]

👍

[@OzzEscudero]

48:34 Question - - - 2020 hold my beer. Now all the musicians regret to wish that.

[@rustybouls6588]

Amazing how these guys do bass with their left hand. No bass player no foot pedals.

[@krystynawittek7867]

Ytyuj

[@planetdog1641]

Nice Phish cover

[@Par3pio2]

The question is: "What the heck is that Frankenorgan!?" Playing sound nice.

[@markesk5582]

What nice tunes they play... amazing. My compliment, you guys are really cool, love your style! Still dont understand why crappy people should give dislikes. Totally bullshit. Go and do that with those influencer on YT! The only thing i could found are only the sound guy/s which totally destroyed the record at some point and pitch the volume completely wrong :/

[@user-rc8jo6xe1n]

Кайфанул)

[@AbdiPianoChannel]

Jazz in its natural habitat. shit the the Hammond organ is on fire. Gorgeous 3 piece but would really to have bass player who can slap some notes. I know its weird to slap in jazz but what the hell. If I was there on the organ I would have a bucket of water to cool down my fingers.

[@myprivatelibrary]

The audience looks like they’re on a flight.

[@diegofecchio]

Hey, what a trio! What kind of microphones did you use for the Leslie? Thanks a lot!

[@collick100]

SM57s