Paul Bollenback, Pat Bianchi and Byron "Wookie" Landham perform and offer in-depth insights into playing as a high level organ trio

Guitarist Paul Bollenback, organist Pat Bianchi, and drummer Byron "Wookie" Landham — a working organ trio with a long shared history — perform together and break down how a high-level rhythm section actually interacts. Through demonstrations and discussion on Chick Corea's Humpty Dumpty plus an F blues and a B-flat blues, they get at the element that scales and chords alone don't teach: the art of playing in a band.

What's covered

• What each member focuses on when performing, and the role of each instrument at any given time
• The difference between interacting and not interacting — and ways to lift a performance to another level
• Listening in layers, on stage and in the practice room, and listening to recordings with intent
• Rhythmic comping concepts: displacement, upbeats, and supportive comping ideas — PDF included with rhythmic comping ideas
• Improvising with chord tones vs. chord scales, and harmonic ideas on the blues
• Why it's important to imitate, not replicate, and sources to draw from for comping and soloing
• How a drummer, organist, and guitarist each react to the harmony, and what's specific to the organ trio setting

This is one for musicians who want insight beyond what chords and scales to play on songs — a masterclass in ensemble playing that rewards repeated viewings.