Blicher Hemmer Gadd
@ the PizzaExpress Jazz Club
25 November 2010
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Biography
A chance encounter and a shared love of this special
kind of music lead Steve Gadd, known for his collaboration with
Paul Simon, Steely Dan and Eric Clapton among others, to join forces
with saxophone player Michael Blicher and Hammond organ player Dan
Hemmer from one of Denmark’s most likeable and successful
bands, Astro Buddha Agogo.
Steve Gadd on the Blicher Hemmer Gadd
project:
“It was our debut tour and I had a ball
playing with these guys, it was a lot of fun and I think that this
could become a really unique trio. The crowds were so receptive
and they really loved Michael’s music and us as a band. They
made us all feel very appreciated - that was really something!”
The music that Michael Blicher writes for this
band is very unique and it fits perfectly to his and Dan Hemmer’s
way of playing. “I grew up listening to organ bands.”
Hemmer explains. “I love that kind of music. I know
Michael has been listening to a lot of great New Orleans drummers,
and I think he has come up with his own unique thing and the crowds
loved it.”
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