How to Play Jazz on the Hammond Organ - F Blues 

+Joseph Saulsbury Thank you so much for your feedback, I really appreciate it. All the best to you, long live the B3!! :)

Thanks so much!! It's such a special instrument, no other sound/feeling like it!

Hi there and thank you for your message! I'm living in Rio de Janeiro and I don't have my Hammond with me at the moment, just the Nord for now ... but I do hope to do more Hammond videos when I have the setup to be able to, so I'll be sure to let you know if/when that happens. Anyway, women who are with us today who play the Hammond like a boss: Rhoda Scott (France/USA), Midori Ono & Atsuko Hashimoto (Japan), Barbara Dennerlein (Germany). Also, two greats who have passed on, but their recorded legacy lives: Shirley Scott & Trudy Pitts

Vanessa Rodrigues Which Nord do you play?

@@Earlvis Same as yours, the Electro 73.

Vanessa Rodrigues I love the sound but only one manual isn’t enough, especially when you’re used to playing a double-manual. I won’t complain though since the Nord is much lighter to take to a performance.

@@Earlvis It's true, there are always pros and cons. It would be nice to have a Nord C2 ...

Hello Scott! You're very welcome and thank you very much for your comment, I'm glad you're enjoying the video. If you're interested, I've published a written sheet-music transcript of every note you see in the video: www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&ejc=2&cl=268945&i=1480969

Hello, thank you very much for your feedback, I'm glad you found this video helpful. I don't have a good setup where I am right now to make more videos, but as soon as I do, I will make some more ...

Hi Adam, thank you for your comment and your kind words. Happy studying ;)

I'm very glad you found this helpful :) Cheers!

Thanks so much! :)

Джаз-Рок Группа Philip Kijas Jazz-Rock Band Thanks so much! Yes I love it too, it's very special and very powerful. I'm happy to know there are still people around who appreciate it.

Thanks so much for your comment. Cheers!

Thanks so much!! I really appreciate it. Jazz organ is such a wonderful tradition, enjoy!!

Wonderful! I'm very happy to hear that. Enjoy!!

+Randal Cousins Thanks! :) ... if you want to learn bass lines I would highly recommend transcribing Ray Brown, Paul Chambers etc ... learn from the best!

Thank you very much for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed the video.

Hello there, thank you for your comment. Ah yes I did a recording with him for CBC radio, almost 20 years ago now, glad to hear you enjoyed it!

+alan wonder Thanks so much!!

+Klaas Jan Walda great! I'm very glad you found it helpful. Enjoy!

Voy a intentar hacer otros dentro de poco ... no tengo buen acesso al instrumento aqui en Brasil por el momento ...

+Richard Ingalls You're welcome, and thank you :) cheers

Thanks so much! Cheers

Hello Frank, thank you very much for your comment! Don't worry, plenty of musicians started later on in life and did very well, the great thing about music is it's not like gymnastics, you can play at any age. All the best to you, enjoy your process!

Thank you! I agree - it is about the process. :)

Thanks so much!! And yes, the B3 lives!!! Cheers

Cheers :)

Thank you for your comment Al, I'm glad you found my video helpful. Cheers!

Thanks so much! Enjoy!

Hehe thanks so much, glad you enjoyed it :) Cheers

Hi Stephen, Thank you so much!! I really appreciate your comments and I'm so glad you enjoy my music. Best wishes to you as well!

You're very welcome, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Best wishes

Thank you for your comment, I'm glad you enjoyed it.

You're welcome, and thank you!

Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed this video

Thanks so much :)

Cheers!

Hi Johnny! Thank you so much for your comment :) Have fun with the chord voicings!! (I probably learned everything I know from Dr. Lonnie Smith, I highly recommend transcribing him as well …). Thanks again! Cheers

Cheers!

You're very welcome! Thank you for your comment, I'm glad you enjoy the videos.

Any plans to do more Hammond organ videos?

Yes. The problem is that I live in Rio de Janeiro right now with very limited access to a real B3 so I can't just make Hammond organ videos at home like I used to be able to, unfortunately, I have to book a studio. I'll try to do another one soon though, I'm very happy to see what a positive reception this one is getting, it's a nice surprise :)

János Magyar Thanks so much :)

Wonderful, I'm very happy to hear that. I hope to post more soon ... cheers!

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it 😁

Thank you 😁

Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire :)

Vanessa Rodrigues Have the cops pick up the neighbours - then crank it up! You're one of the greatest!

***** In an ideal world ... haha! :pThanks so much.

With a groove like that going on how could anyone complain about it! If your neighbours don't like it they obviously need to move to squaresville and out of hepcat heights...

Thank you very much, I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Cheers!

Cheers 😁

Cheers :)

Thank you very much, dear friend

You're very welcome. And thank you :) cheers!

Hola, gracias por su comentario, que bueno que el video fue útil para usted. Estoy actualmente en una situación en que no tengo mucho acceso a un órgano Hammond pero cuando cambie la situación, voy a subir más videos ... gracias por su interés.

Mil gracias, espero sea pronto, igualmente lo que postees con el Nord está buenísimo, saludos !!

Ojalá pronto puedas tener acceso al órgano nuevamente, cuando yo dejo de practicar la coordinación se me va a cualquier lado, jaja, saludos !

Thanks!

Hi Chris, thank you for your comment. I am currently in a situation where I don't have easy access to a proper instrument, but as soon as I can get on a real Hammond organ again, I'll do more videos; and sure I can do one on pedal bass at that time. Thanks!

@@vrodriguesmusic Thank Ms Rodrigues, l will be eagerly waiting for that to come about. I love your facial emotions, the camera loves you, and so do I!!

Thanks so much! I'm currently living in Rio without easy access to a real Hammond organ, but I plan to record more as soon as I can ... thanks again, I'm glad you enjoy the videos. Cheers!

Obrigada :)

anything jazzy with a lot of improvisation

@@arthro9259 As we can see, my plan 3 years ago got derailed because the studio I was going to record at removed the organ :/ ... but as soon as I can get access, I'll record more of these.

@@vrodriguesmusic Well, that's all right. U still got skills to pay the bills. Thank you for letting me know.

@@arthro9259 😂👍

Thanks!!

Cheers 😁

Thank you very much! I plan to do some more tutorials when I get a good setup again, this video was only meant to be a demo of some tips to get a good sound on an F Blues ...

I transcribed the first two sets of 12 bars of this so that I could figure out what you are doing. Now it's practice practice practice. I have noticed that once the pattern starts to become automatic, I'm able to hear (in my head) little variations and am sometimes able to play that variation as I hear it in my head. I guess that means I just need to keep playing more. Wish you were in the states, and I would come see you perform. My daughter married a Brazilian from Campinas, so maybe someday I'll get there and can hear you. Don't worry about a "good setup" for your tutorials. Yes, that would be best, but even your most basic videos are helpful. Obrigado!

@@randysonnicksen9475 I've actually published sheet music of every note I play in this video, all the bass lines, chords, solo lines, drawbar settings, chord symbols, everything ... might be interesting for you: www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?c=cart&ejc=2&cl=268945&i=1480969 And yes please do let me know if you come to Brazil. Best wishes!

:) there's no other sound like it. The Hammond organ is very special, very powerful.

Thank you very much!

Thanks so much! Yes, my next video will be jazz-organ related, on the Nord. Stay tuned, it's coming soon … cheers!

Arthro92 Thank you :)

Cheers!

Joe Smith Thank you :)

+daniel kinney cheers :)

Great! I'm so glad to hear you found this useful :) Cheers!

cheers!

Have you heard of Midori Ono from Japan? There's a video of her somewhere jamming with with Brother Jack McDuff ... fantastic. Check her out, she really grooves!

I will! Thanks! :)

Thanks!

Haha, well I'm probably older than I look. I'm very glad to hear you enjoyed it, thanks so much for your feedback. Cheers!

Thanks so much :)

Hi and thank you for your message! I would love to, though I don't have access to my instrument at the moment. As soon as I do again, I will do more videos ...

@@vrodriguesmusic it would be awesome! I appreciate the feedback

Me too!!

Im José Miguel from Chile and I watch your videos , you are very talented, I learned a lot with you, if one day you come to Chile contact me I would be happy to see and play the hammond that I have

Hi there! Thanks so much for your note. I do still play organ, I just don't have regular access to a real Hammond organ here in Rio so it's hard for me to make Hammond organ videos … whenever I play trio shows with Ricardo we rent one. Thanks so much for your suggestion. I will be sure to make another organ-improvisation themed video very soon (even if I have to demonstrate it on the Nord, the concepts can be applied directly to a real organ).