McTuff Quartet at Hi-Fi Music Lounge Sat October 8th 10PM

McTuff visits HiFi Music Lounge in Eugene OR Saturday, October 8th!!

Hammond organist Joe Doria brings together some of the best of the NW music scene to create a powerful and jaw-dropping funk and jazz sound like you’ve never heard. A mix of stellar musicianship, seasoned songwriting and deep groove where no musical stone gets unturned. McTuff is a movin’ and groovin’ adventure that you will not soon forget.

Joe Doria – Hammond Organ/Synth
Ari Joshua – Guitar
Marc fendel – Alto Sax
Ehssan Karimi – Drums

http://www.mctuffmusic.com/

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McTuff Fall West Coast Run 2015

MCTUFF October Tour 2015 feat. Andy Coe and Ehssan Karimi. Oct 13th-24th!

– Tues October 13th @ The Seamonster Lounge

– Wed October 14th @ Applegate River Lodge and Restaurant, Applegate OR

– Thurs October 15th @ The Torch Club,  Sacramento CA

– Friday October 16th @ The Divided Sky, Lake Tahoe CA

– Saturday October 17th@ Crazy Horse Saloon, Nevada City CA

– Tues October 20th @ The Frog and Peach Pub, San Luis Obispo, CA

– Thursday October 22nd @ Zodiacs Petaluma, Petaluma CA

– Friday October 23rd @ Bergamot Alley, Healdsburg CA

– Saturday October 24th @ The Jam Arcata, Arcata, CA

HALLOWEEN with MCHALEN – MCTUFF and INHALEN @ The Goodfoot Sat. Oct 31st

HALLOWEEN at The Goodfoot Saturday october 31st…
will rock your soul off as members of MCTUFF team with members of INHALEN for a special Halloween event you won’t forget, The music of McTuff melding with the rawk fun of Van Halen!!!

Joe Doria on Hammond Organ and ARP with two of the area’s most burning guitarists, Andy Coe and RL Heyer …cutting at your flesh from both sides!! All of this propelled by the hardest hittin’ monster in the northwest on drums, Scott Goodwin.

It’s gonna be some rip-roarin’ fun! Dress in yer best costumes and get sweaty with us.

My favorite holiday!! HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

Tom Marriott, Dan Heck, Byron Vannoy, and Joe Doria for an evening of the music of McTuff @ Tulas Oct 9th and 10th

An October 9 and 10th treat at Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club! Join us for a special weekend as Thomas Marriott, Dan Heck, and Byron Vannoy offer a different take on the music of McTuff and more.

For Tula’s reservations (but not advance tickets) call 206-443-4221 or email reservations@tulas.com  http://www.earshot.org/event/thomas-marriott-with-mctuff/
Tula’s Restaurant & Jazz Club 2214 2nd Ave, Seattle, Washington 98121

Seattle trumpeter Thomas Marriott relocated to New York in 1999 after winning the prestigious Carmine Caruso Jazz Trumpet Competition. From there, he embarked on three world tours with Maynard Ferguson’s Big Bop Nouveau Band. He has worked with luminaries such as Rosemary Clooney, Joe Locke, The Tito Puente Orchestra, The Chico O’Farrill Orchestra, Steve Wilson, Carl Allan, Deltron 3030, The Spanish Harlem Orchestra, Charlie Hunter, Eddie Palmieri, and many others. Since his return to Seattle in 2004, Marriott has been the featured trumpet soloist with the Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra and has been a catalyst on the Seattle jazz scene. Marriott has recently released his 10th album as a leader for Origin Records.

Organist Doria learned piano from Randy Halberstadt and Dave Peck at Cornish College, plus some select lessons from Jerome Grey. Generally, he taught himself Hammond organ from listening to Jimmy Smith and Jack McDuff. Uplifted by a regular gig with Heck and drummer John Wicks at the erstwhile Art Bar in downtown Seattle, Doria developed his Hammond mastery. He’s been a regular feature in Michael Shrieve’s Spellbinder, a first-call local organist, and gigging mentor to local drummers D’Vonne Lewis and Tarik Abouzied, guitarist Andy Coe, and many others, in his weekly Tuesday hang with band McTuff at the Seamonster in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood.

Drummer Vannoy has performed and recorded with Julian Priester, Jovino Santos Neto, Wayne Horvitz, Ernestine Anderson, and Hadley Caliman. He holds an Associate Certificate in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music, a Bachelor of Music degree in Jazz Performance from Cornish College, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Jazz and African American Music Performance from California Institute of the Arts.

Guitarist/composer Heck currently lives and works in Naples, Florida. He was born in Philadelphia and raised in eastern Long Island, NY. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, he has performed in Boston, New York, Paris, and Seattle, where he co-founded the award-winning ensemble Bebop and Destruction, of Seattle’s turn-of-this-millennium Owl n’ Thistle jam sessions.

McTuff October 2015 West Coast Run

MCTUFF October Tour 2015
feat. Andy Coe and Ehssan Karimi
Oct 13th-24th. Catch the final run of McTuff!

– Tues October 13th @ The Sea Monster Lounge
– Wed October 14th @ Applegate River Lodge and Restaurant, Applegate OR
– Thurs October 15th @ The Torch Club, Sacramento CA
– Friday October 16th @ The Divided Sky, Lake Tahoe CA
– Saturday October 17th@ Crazy Horse Saloon, Nevada City CA
– Sunday October 18th @ The Pocket, Santa Cruz CA
– Tues October 20th @ The Frog and Peach Pub, San Luis Obispo, CA
– Wed October 21 – TBA
– Thursday October 22nd Zodiacs Petaluma, Petaluma CA
– Friday October 23rd Bergamot Alley, Healdsburg CA
– Saturday October 24th The Jam Arcata, Arcata, CA

O.G. McTuff west coast run 2015 feat drummer, D’vonne Lewis

Revisit some O.G. McTuff as we make a west coast run May 5th-9th featuring drummer D’vonne lewis on drums.
Get it in yo soul!

McTuff in Montana April 22-25th 2015

McTuff makes a run to the good people of Montana May April 23-25th!

April 22, 2015 – McTuff @ The Emerald of Siam

April 25, 2015 – McTuff @ Yellowstone Valley Brewing Co
2123 B 1st Ave N Billings, MT

McTuff vs. JFJO October West Coast Tour

WEST COAST: McTuff joins Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey for a series of ROUND ROBIN GRUDGE MATCHES!
Coming to a city near you this October:

10/21 – Winston’s San Diego
10/22 – The Mint LA
10/23 & 10/24 – Duende Oakland
10/25 – Crazy Horse Nevada City
10/26 – Zodiac’s Petaluma
10/28 – Axe and Fiddle Cottage Grove
10/29 – Skyway Bar Zig Zag
10/30 – Goodfoot Portland
10/31 – Rhythm & Rye Olympia
11/1 – Royal Room Seattle

Spread the word, we’ll see you there

McTuff @ Bumbershoot in Seattle, 2014

Thanks for a great Bumbershoot weekend. We had a blast!

Here’s a little review from The Stranger

“Forty-five years ago, Seattle trio McTuff would’ve been stars on Blue Note Records: guitarist Andy Coe, organist Joe Doria, and drummer Tarik Abouzied possess Olympian skills on their instruments, and they put their talent toward epic soul-jazz and funk-rock compositions that made old and young Bumbershooters alike break out their most exhibitionistic dance moves.” –

http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2014/08/30/reviews-of-almost-every-single-band-that-played-bumbershoot-saturday-give-or-take

Photo by Shanna Peterson

Photo by Lorrie Ruiz

Photo by Andy Palmer

McTuff at Summer Meltdown

If you’ve never been to Summer Meltdown please consider it, it’s another one of the area’s best fests in a gorgeous setting. If you have been before, we’ll see ya there, repeat offenders are the norm!

McTuff is ready to shake your bones and will be performing Saturday, Aug 9th at 4:20pm!

For info, tickets, and directions please visit: www.summermeltdownfest.com