Description: We provide a range of fun filled entertaining events in the city and surrounding areas.
music (53478) entertainment (10850) jazz (9882) blues (3695) groove (1044) hammond organ (38) lounge music (35) groove music (3) jeffrey m. sciarappa the jeffkeys combo
In the past I had been playing mostly pure roots and rockin' Blues. I moved to the West Coast where I experienced playing the gutsy historic Blues of Oakland, California and the lighter Jazz scene of the Napa Valley wine circuit. Since returning from Napa I have had the pleasure of appearing with many fine local musicians. Welcome to the Organ Groove Trio
I am having a lot of fun " Groovin' " with Mark and Vass . Playing in this trio has proved to be very rewarding. This organ-based Groove combo explores a variety of music, starting with our own Groove originals. We're putting a Groove spin on everything from the Sambas of Jobim to many Blues and Jazz standards with some hipped out songs from the nineteen sixties and seventies also. The keyboards bark bebop lines and soar through vibrato enhanced chord progressions that could plow a field or calm a pond.
Mark and I have been playing together for a number of years now. Mark is without a doubt one of the finest and most intelligent bassist to be found in the Northeast. He is a true bassist. His lines are unique and interesting adding not only melody and rhythm but also depth to the music. Mark is as fast on his feet as any musician I have ever performed with. Joining Mark and I in this version of the The Jeffkeys Combo is our good friend Janatis "Vass" Vassaliades. Vass is the most truly creative percu