Unfortunately, here in Barcelona we are a little ill served with visiting international funk and soul bands. Many tour the country without ever setting foot in our fair city, as most of the major league promoters here aren’t willing to take any risks, and prefer to stick with their tried and tested, commercial rock / pop artists. Respect then, goes to local independents Risky Business, who have been bringing us some of the best acts from the contemporary funk scene for the last couple of years. The latest group they are presenting is Australia’s hardest hitting Hammond Organ trio, Cookin’ on 3 Burners.

Guitarist Lance Ferguson and his Melbourne compatriots are a veritable deep funk factory – The Bamboos, Kylie Auldist, Lanu and CO3B have, between them, produced eight albums for UK labels Freestyle and Tru’ Thoughts. CO3B are an organ-led trio, inspired by the likes of Jimmy Smith, Jimmy McGriff and Rueben Wilson, steeped in the traditions of funk and jazz. For this tour they are joined by Bamboos vocalist, the wonderful Kylie Auldist, who sings on their highly acclaimed new 45 “This Girl”, which looks set to be the soul single of the year.

So look forward to a night of groovin’ with this incredibly tight and talented band and be prepared for a few surprises. CO3B’s new album Soul Messin (Freestyle Records) even contains a cover version of “Cars” with Jake Mason’s Hammond organ effortlessly transforming Gary Numan's 80s synth pop hit into a mod-club floor filler.

September 24th at 9pm

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