Joe Manis - North By Northwest

Saxophonist Joe Manis' 'North By Northwest' features pianist/organist George Colligan and drummer Kevin Congleton. In this organ trio he find the ideal stage to display his intense yet sophisticated music, on a mixture of original compositions, standards and a version of Pyramid Song by Radiohead.

Joe Manis has played with Thomas Mapfumo and the Blacks Unlimited, including a performance at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall, and appears on their album 'Rise Up!' on Real World Records. He has also performed with The Temptations, Wayne Newton, the Oregon Bach Festival Orchestra, the Sunriver Music Festival Orchestra, the Eugene Opera, and with the Ken Schaphorst Big Band featuring trombonist Andre Hayward.

Personnel: Joe Manis (tenor saxophone & electric bass), George Colligan (Hammond B-3 organ, piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer), Kevin Congleton (drums)