Brian Charette knows his way around an organ. He began playing a Hammond M3 in high school but didn't graduate to the B3 until he moved to New York at age 20. While gigging in the city, he met Brother Jack McDuff and played his organ in Harlem at Showman's Jazz Club. [Photo above of Brian Charette at the Van Gelder Studio courtesy of Brian Charette]
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