Grammy winning keyboardist Gregg Karukas adds another ultra-cool Live Performance project to his varied, 3+ decade career as he tames the vintage “beast”, the Hammond B3, playing Soul/Jazz classics with funky, modern twist. Fans of all things groovy will love The GK Soul Jazz Party as Gregg invites listeners to recall classic songs – tributes to the masters, Jimmy Smith, Jack McDuff, Charles Earland, Lou Donaldson and some of our recently departed, favorite contemporary artists. Soul/Jazz and Brazilian for the 21st century with a rotating cast of all-stars.

Soulful, funky, and melodic: the essential qualities that have defined Grammy winning keyboardist/composer/producer Gregg Karukas’ 13 solo CD’s over a three decade career, with many #1 radio hits, both sophisticated and accessible. A prolific, genre-crossing veteran,of the Contemporary Jazz scene, Gregg was a founding member of The Rippingtons in 1986 and has toured with Larry Carlton, Boney James, Dave Koz, Sergio Mendes, Dori Caymmi, Ricardo Silveira, Peter White, Rick Braun, Shelby Flint, Melissa Manchester, Alphonse Mouzon, Brenda Russell and Jeffrey Osborne.