Jazz Organ Fellowship (JOF) 2020 Award Winner Clifford Coulter

This video is about keyboardist and Hammond Organist Clifford Coulter and his induction into the Jazz Organ Fellowship Hall of Fame. It features remarks from Pete Fallico, Ron E Beck, Chris Cain, Louis Pain, David K Matthews, and Danny Hull.
The Jazz Organ Fellowship is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to the preservation of Jazz Organ music through live and recorded presentations, educational seminars and community outreach programs.
This year (2020) the Jazz Organ Fellowship will try its hand at STREAMING LIVE with the help of Jim Callahan and his Piedmont Piano Company on Thursday, August 27 beginning at 5:00PM DON'T MISS THIS JAZZ ORGAN EVENT AND DON'T FORGET TO DONATE!!! Our honoree for this 12th Annual Jazz Organ Fellowship Tribute will be CLIFFORD COULTER. Our Starring act for this year's event will be Chester CT Thompson with his Special Guest Ernie Watts. Along with the sensational guitarist, Barry Finnerty and the always popular drummer, Darrell Green, this promises to be THE SHOW of the summer!
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Clifford Coulter - a native of Arizona - started playing the Hammond organ in 1960. The organ was a natural progression for a young music student who filled his junior high school years studying the piano, trumpet, guitar and saxophone. By his teen age years, Clifford was playing professionally with the popular guitarist, Mel Brown, and recording classic tracks for Impulse Records.
Through the years, Clifford has spent a significant amount of time exploring the outer reaches of high-tech keyboards and computer assisted music technology. He brought this musical curiosity with him when he re-located to Thailand many years ago. There, he performed and recorded prolifically while those of us here in the States waited for his return.
His musical collaborators have included saxophonist, Danny Hull; guitarist, Chris Cain and drummer, Ron E. Beck. Margot LeDuc was one of many popular artists vocalists who traveled, performed and recorded with Clifford. Influenced by Ray Charles, Art Tatum and Oscar Peterson, Clifford Coulter ranks among the most gifted in the Bay Area’s music community. It was Jimmy Smith who steered him toward the Hammond organ and we can’t be happier about that!

[@claresteffen6424]

He has always been an incredible musician and well-deserving of this award! Love what these musicians had to say about their dear friend, Clifford.

[@littlemisa6074]

I’m so grateful for this video!! I’m a lucky one who played in the band with him. I love him. He’s the best!! Hes the best on them keyboards. Made dead alive!!

[@janinecoulter4288]

Congratulations Dad you deserve this award and I'm so proud of you love ya!!!!!

[@auralwiz]

Clifford is amazing! Love the guy!

[@jammingwiththegroovedoctor9258]

Don't know who he is i Don't think I heard his recording here in the New York City area. Would like to hear him and judge for myself. There millions of unsung musicians out there where can I check him out.

[@Watts103rd]

"Do it now and worry about it later" is a masterpiece Soul-Jazz-Funk record and one of the most unusual Impulse releases. Would fit perfect in the line of the best Organ Groove records on the Eastbound Label, like Ceasar Frazier or Bill Mason. Clifford Coulter is one of the many US Hammond Organ Legends, like Jimmy McGriff, Groove Holmes, Jimmy Smith or Charles Kynard. He definitely earned this honor.