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Artist Biography For The Rare Groove Orchestra

Hammond Funk Band The Rare Groove Orchestra RGO Was Founded In The Hague The Netherlands In 2003. Funk Soul And Soul Jazz Are The Main Ingredients In This Hot Stew. Heavy Doses Of Drums Deep Bass Grooves Gritty Guitar Hooks And Grinding Hammond Organ Spice Up The Groove. Although The RGO Doesn’t Focus On The Rare Groove Genre As Such The Groove Of The Band Is Quite Rare. The Band Has Toured Extensively And Has Performed Successfully At EuroJazz Mexico Saint-Paul Soul Jazz - Hammond Funk And Raw Soul Festival France Zug Jazz Festival Switzerland Jazz In Duketown The Hague Jazz NL And Various Other Venues And Festivals World-Wide. In October 2007 The RGO Released Its First Full Scale Album Simply Called ‘The Rare Groove Orchestra’. The Album Received Raving Reviews World-Wide. The Much Anticipated Successor ‘The Man With The Dirty Finger’ Recorded In 2008 Was Released Early 2009. Original Member Felix Faassen Hammond Organ Left The Band In 2009 To Pursue Other Interests. He Was First Replaced By Rob Geboers A.O. Soul Snatchers AIFF And Followed By Govert Van Der Kolm Organiced Crime Soul Snatchers . The Rare Groove Orchestra Line-Up Govert Van Der Kolm Hammond Organ
Luca Giordano Guitar & Master Of Ceremonies
Ivar Zantinge Fender Bass
Dick De Zwart Drums Discography EP 2 Cents 2004 EP RGO 2006 CD The Rare Groove Orchestra 2007 CD The Man With The Dirty Finger 2008

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