keyboard by joan gand

How long have you been playing?

I started playing when I was 5 and haven't stopped since!

What gear do you use?

Hammond SK1, Neo Ventilator, Barbetta keyboard amp. Love these pieces.

Who was your biggest musical influence growing up?

Jimmy Smith. My parents took me to see him at an all ages show when I was a teenager.

Are you in a band? Have you been in bands?

Yes - I'm in Blue Road, the Gand Band, Chicago Women in the Blues, and Cruise Machine. We play all the time, love it!

If you could jam with anyone, who would it be?

Ray Charles. He is my hero. We could have really had a good time.

What's the biggest audience you ever performed to? What's the smallest?

Biggest - Chicago Blues Festival. Oceans of people as far as the eye could see. Smallest - don't remember, but I'm sure it was still fun.

You're stuck on a desert island and only get to bring one album with you. What do you pick?

Charles Earland's Jazz Organ Summit - a live album that is so energizing and inspiring, it got me to switch from piano to Hammond

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