"Those in search of of a mature record showcasing solid grooves, inventive melodies and an understated funkiness should look no further than the Kyle Asche Organ Trio’s Blues For Mel." - Downbeat Magazine

Guitarist Kyle Asche arrived in Chicago, Illinois in 1998, and has since become an integral and in-demand part of the city's jazz scene. The Kyle Asche Organ Trio continuously perform at many of the famous venues in Chicago including the Green Mill, Hothouse, Andy’s Jazz Club, Pops for Champagne, and Pete Miller’s. Mr. Asche was awarded as a semifinalist in the prestigious 2005 Thelonius Monk International Guitar Competition. In 2005 Kyle Asche’s debut album as a leader was released, The Hook Up (Origin/OA2), and was very well received throughout the USA in the media and radio. Jazz Times stated, “Asche displays a beautiful sound and a well-developed melodic sense." Mr. Asche will bring to town that solid trio from his highly acclaimed second CD as a leader, Blues For Mel (Tippin’), which first placed him in the company of legendary elder jazz statesman of the organ, Melvin Rhyne who played with the seminal Wes Montgomery Trio from the 1960s. and Chicago based drummer George Fludas who toured extensively with the late, great Ray Brown.

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