The Statuary Presents: Kyle Koehler Quartet

Organist Kyle Koehler’s quartet delivers deep grooves, joyful swing, and the kind of playing that turns any room into a party.  This one is going to be a fun one folks!

 

Kyle Koehler – Organ

Ed Cherry – Guitar

Jason Tiemann – Drums

Jerry Weldon – Tenor Saxophone

For three decades, Kyle Koehler’s been one of jazz’s most important & consistent voices on organ. Influenced by organ legends Shirley Scott & Charles Earland growing up in Philly & armed with a college degree in music performance & composition, his career path gained traction after college with a  move to NYC. There in the late ’90s, he began leading trios & performing with top jazz artists, with Lou Donaldon, Jimmy Heath & David “Fathead” Newman included. Early accolades for his organ playing include “Rising Star”status from Downbeat magazine & being chosen to tour Africa as a “Jazz Ambassador” for the Kennedy Center & U.S. State Department. Dedicated to keeping the organ tradition alive in jazz, Koehler’s playing honors the great organ lineage Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff, Jack McDuff, Richard “Groove” Holmes, Dr. Lonnie Smith & Joey DeFrancesco.