“Sie sollten in Amerika einmarschieren. Denen ein bisschen von dem geben, was sie haben.”
So urteilt Hammond-B3-Legende Dr. Lonnie Smith über die niederländische Band Jazzinvaders, auf deren aktuellen Album er zu Gast ist. Von dem über 70-jährigen Urgestein des Soul Jazz stammt auch der Name der Platte: “That’s what you say!” So misstrauisch der Titel auch klingen mag – die Zusammenarbeit zwischen Jazzinvaders und Smith lief wie am Schnürchen. Er habe die Songs lediglich ein bisschen aufgepeppt, denn im Grunde sei ja alles schon vorhanden gewesen. Continue reading
For those who missed out on the Jazzinvaders Tour ft no other than Hammond legend Dr. Lonnie Smith there’s some good news 😉 We recorded the whole show we did at Lantaren Venster Rotterdam. Thanks to Rick Keus, Simona Petescu and Frank Montis and their camera’s we’ve got some great quality footage. This on top of the audio recordings by Danny Gras results in some great clips of the band at their best. So… why wait, go check it out for yourself and enjoy. Goes without saying, you’re allowed to share this with all your friends as we like of couse as many people to see and hear what we’ve been working on so hard lately. 
During the summer of 2012, Netherlands nu-jazz superteam The Jazzinvaders teamed up with Hammond B3 legend Lonnie Smith to concoct one unusually spontaneous album. New material was literally developed in the stroke of hours, and in a matter of days they were complete. The album’s title, That’s What You Say!, borrows a common phrase used by Smith. Regardless of the term’s ambiguous meaning, it’s a cool hip marquee for what envelops on the inside. It puts the old pro in the company of a versatile jazz outfit led by producer and band drummer Phil Martin (aka Timothy van der Holst). He’s also surrounded around enough danceable funk that’s certain to take more than a few wrinkles from above his brow. On the album’s opener, there’s a rollicking dance floor rumble akin to the percussion preludes of “Hey Pachuco” before it dips into Yellowjackets funk. “No Cure” plays with lines from Diana Ross’s “Love Hangover.” Further along the journey, “Song for Lonnie” – teased as a musical tribute to the band’s guest of honor – employs a dazzling array of New Orleans horns, while “Buzzin’” flaunts with sneaky vocal echoes and smoldering “you” chants bearing the equivalence of Two Tons o’ Fun on Sylvester’s dance floor hit, “I Need You.” 