Are you a Hammond® Organ fan? Who isn’t!?
Check out the ultimate jam session on Saturday, June 7, 2025 from Noon to 1:30 pm at Ventura Music Store, located at 11268 Ventura BLVD, Studio City, CA. 818-761-9669 Seating is limited, so come early!
Whether you are a music fan, professional musician, music teacher or church organist…you will be entertained and enlightened by a demonstration on both new and vintage Hammond® gear.
This is a rare opportunity to witness a Hammond® Organ demonstration by three top ranked professionals…Brain Charette, one of the world’s leading jazz artists today, ranked at #2 in Downbeat for Jazz Organ, Robby Robinson, a #1 Hypeddit recording artist, keyboard player and music director for Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and Gary Swan, whose resume reads like a “Who’s Who?” of the music world.
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Brian Charette is a household name in the world of modern jazz. Music was a family affair for Charette, whose mother, Catherine, introduced her son to music! Before he was even out of high school, he was sharing the stage with jazz legends, including Lou Donaldson and Houston Person. Studying music was inevitable and Charette graduated UConn with a Bachelor of Arts in Music in 1994. Brian Charette is a top-selling artist, who tours the United States and Europe, with over 20 albums to his credit. Many of his albums became best-sellers on iTunes and were featured in Jazzweek.
Charette is a versatile, award-winning recording artist, who won the 2014 Downbeat Critics’ "Poll Rising Star: Organ” award and the 2015 Hot House Magazine “Fan’s Decision Jazz Award for Best Organist”. In 2022, he received 3rd place honors in the Downbeat Critic’s Poll for Hammond Organ®. In addition to extensive touring as a solo artist, Brian Charette has shared the stage with Joni Mitchell, Chaka Khan, Paul Simon, Cyndi Lauper, Oz Noy, Vinnie Colaiuta and John Patitucci to name a few.
As an author, Brian Charette penned an exceptional resource called 101 Hammond® B3 Tips, released by Hal Leonard® Publishing.
Hammond® Organ and Leslie® recording artist extraordinaire, Gary Swan, will bring the house down with his illustrious and unique style. Gary Swan is an innovative, ambitious, and imaginative driving force in the music industry, whose illustrious body of work, and resume, is literally like a “Who’s Who?” among the greatest artists in the music industry.
Gary Swan is highly respected for his solo performances, with his own band, but he is equally revered for his extensive work with other top selling artists, including The Pointer Sisters, Mary Wells, Etta James, Rita Coolidge, The Supremes, Gary U.S. Bonds, The Shirelles, The Gipsy Kings, Brenton Wood, Freddie Cannon, The Drifters, The Contours, Maxine Nightingale, Tommy Chong, Grand Funk railroad with Mark Farner and Deep Purple with Glen Hughes and many more!
Last, but certainly not least, Robby Robinson of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will be there! Robinson is the host of a popular weekly internet broadcast every Monday night called Jam’ n Java. Robby Robinson took a little dip into the recording industry...and made a big splash with consecutive back-to-back hits on Hypeddit! Robby's Records is on fire with millions of views on You Tube! Robby Robinson delivers a genre-defying collection of blues, jazz, rock-n-roll, pop, R&B, funk, soul, originals and covers, perfectly paired with songs of faith and inspiration.
Robby Robinson has spent the past 47 years, touring the world, as the onstage music director for Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame® legend and Grammy® winner Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Along the way, Robinson has carved an intricate niche for himself, working alongside some of the world’s top recording artists, and played “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” with Frankie Valli, to a standing ovation of contemporary music peers, at Clive Davis’s Grammy® Awards Party. Robby Robinson is Hammond® endorsed and proudly commands his Hammond® Organs like a boss!