Joining Seleno Clarke on organ, David Lee Jones on alto, Josh Evans on trumpet and Renauld Pennant on drums at the American Legion Post, hidden away in Harlem.

A taste of groove joining Tony Monaco at Smoke...

I remember this afternoon well. My current trio at the time with Akiko Tsuruga on Hammond and Sir Earl Grice Jnr. on drums had gathered for a 3pm rehearsal at the American Legion Post( A Harlem club on 132nd st, where I used to work Sunday nights with Seleno Clarke for several years).

We took a break and went outside to get some air, and who do we run into on the corner-none other than Dr. Lonnie Smith. He convinced us to join him for an afternoon breakfast (he said" any time of day is a good time to have…