Wed Dec 31
Greg Hatza ORGANization: Annual year-end show w/ optional pre-concert lunch
3PM / $10 - $30 | $1.50 Fees Click for ticket options
Greg Hatza ORGANization
LUNCH MENU
First Course choice of:
Soup of the Week
Ask your server
Garden Salad
Mixed greens/omatoes/cucumbers/red onions/choice of dressing
Caesar Salad
Romaine lettuce/garlic croutons/shaved Parmesan/Caesar dressing
Second Course choice of:
Blancos Signature Wings (3)
Tossed in your choice of bold flavors
Cajun Catfish Tenders (3)
Seasoned with our signature spice blend/house-made chipotle tartar sauce
Third Course choice of:
Fried Catfish Sandwich
lettuce/tomato/American cheese/chipotle mayo/Texas toast
Jerk Chicken Cheesesteak
pepper jack cheese/tomato/lettuce/sauteed peppers & onions/mango chutney mayo/soft coco bread
Creole Crabcake Sandwich ($6 additional)
lump crab/lettuce/tomato/chipotle tarter sauce/brioche bun
Fourth Course choice of:
Triple Chocolate Brownie Sundae
vanilla ice cream/chocolate syrup/whipped cream
Sweet Potato Pie
served with vanilla ice cream
Coffee or Tea
Greg Hatza, Hammond organ
Bruan Kooken, guitar
Robert Shahid, drums
Michael hairston, saxophone
Pre-concert lunch 1-2:30 pm at Blancos
413 N. Charles Street (two doors from An die Musik)
4-course lunch: $50, plus tax & gratuity (pay at Blancos)
See menu below
Concert time: 3 pm EST/2 pm CST/1 pm MST/12 pm PST/8 pm GMT
Concert Tickets: $30 / $10 full-time students with valid ID
Attendees receive a link to the recording to view for one week.
Advance sales end 1 hr before showtime; remaining tickets may be purchased at the door.
Streaming Cost is $15
The link will be revealed to live stream participants 15 minutes before the show
and will remain active through Jan. 7
Donations welcome
Greg Hatza is one of the great, unsung heroes of the jazz organ. An acknowledged master of the jazz organ -- an expressive instrument that bears traditions ranging from gospel to blues -- Hatza coaxes his own brand of rootsy, blues-based jazz from the instrument, a funky, soulful, sinuous sound that satisfies the groove junkie in every listener. He also expanded his stylistic scope to include distinct international elements studying tabla, sitar and erhu, a two-stringed Chinese fiddle.
A native of Reading, PA, Hatza’s musical instincts developed as early and as naturally as the ability to walk, and by the age of four, he was picking out blues and boogie woogie tunes on the piano and started formal lessons shortly thereafter. He became obsessed with the Hammond B3 organ as a teen when a friend turned him on to records by Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Ray Charles, and Johnny Hammond Smith. At 16, he played his first professional jazz gig with the Frankie Scott Trio,
Baltimore Colts football great and jazz fan Lenny Moore asked the teenager to perform at a club he opened in Baltimore. Moore became his manager and Baltimore became Hatza’s home. He played there for four years during which he recorded two albums. In the late 60s, Baltimore was still an organ town with its share of great players. Hatza got a chance to hone his jazz organ skills playing with the best national musicians at Moore’s Club.
Hatza has become a fixture on the Baltimore jazz scene. He received a degree in composition from the Peabody Conservatory, and a Master’s from Baltimore’s Towson State University, where he taught jazz, piano composition, improvisation and music theory for many years turning students on to the wonders of the organ as well.
He also expanded his stylistic scope to include distinct international elements studying tabla, sitar and erhu, a two-stringed Chinese fiddle.
3PM / $10 - $30 | $1.50 Fees Click for ticket options