Red Young

Red Young plays the Hammond B3 organ at The Continental Gallery on Wednesday, September 23. He'll be joined on drums and percussion by Brannen Temple, so it's a duo set with the organ taking center stage.

If you've come across Young's name around town but aren't sure where he fits, it's because he works across a lot of ground. He's an organist, pianist, arranger, composer, producer, and bandleader, and his career touches jazz, blues, rock and roll, pop, R&B, soul, and classical. He's been touring with Eric Burdon since 2005 and leads Black Red Black, an instrumental hard bop and soul jazz trio with trumpeter Ephraim Owens and drummer Brannen Temple—the same Temple who'll be on drums for this date.

Before that, he formed the swing band Red and The Red Hots, which played more than a thousand shows and preceded the 1990s Retro Swing movement. He's also worked with Sonny & Cher, Joan Armatrading, Linda Ronstadt, Juice Newton, and Dan Hicks. He moved to Austin in 2002 and has become a major force in the local jazz scene, playing in clubs at least 15 days a month when he isn't on tour.

For this show, it's just him on the Hammond B3 and vocals, with Temple on drums and percussion. The Continental Gallery is at 1313 S Congress Ave, and the set is on Wednesday, September 23.