From chazzp@yahoo.com Sun Dec 08 08:23:23 2002
Subject:OT: Joey D at the AQ in St Paul

Saw Joey last night at the Artist Quarter in downtown St Paul.
Tremedous show. First time I've made it to the newly relocated club
in the bsmt of the old Hamm's ( Beer) Building. Great room. Even
better sight lines than the old one. I scored front row table and it
was a gas. Joey had his own B3 and 147 brought in for the show.
His trio now has a newer guitarist, Craig Ebner, who replaced
Bollenback. ( Bollenback had been advertised actually) I asked Joey
about this during break and he mentioned that Bollenback hasn't been
with him for a year. I think I prefer Paul's style more, he's more
funky and bluesier than Ebner. But Ebner was still great.

He did a lot of bop-inspired style uptempo pieces that really
launched into really long solo strolls. Very little souljazz
influenced pieces. He sang a couple ballads too. And thru in bop
inspired versions of " We Three Kings" and " O Tannebaum" for
seasonal flavoring. His drummer Byron Landham is just unbelievable.
I saw him last year when he was with Joey and Martino, but he was
really unleashed last night. He gets alot of spotlight attention in
the current shows and he
puts your jaw on the floor. Joey and Byron just seem joined at the
hip. I don't believe I've ever heard an organ/drum duo work together
that tight.

I'm going back again tonight for round 2. If anyone in the area can
get there you owe it to yourself to see this. This guy just keeps
growing as a B3 player. It's almost scary. You have to see him live
to really appreciate his command of the instrument now. His studio
stuff just doesn't even come close to conveying his mastery.
(Oh, by the way he was suffering from a cold too.)