Mike Mangan is an American

United States

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 keyboard player from Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

California

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 who specializes in the Hammond B3 Organ

Hammond organ

The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...

. Mangan is known for his percussive playing technique and his use of effects pedals

Effects unit

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 on the Hammond Organ.

Mike Mangan is best known for his band "Big Organ Trio", which he formed in Los Angeles, CA in 2003. The band is an instrumental power trio

Power trio

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 consisting of Hammond B3 Organ, electric Bass

Bass guitar

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, and Drums. The trio showcases Mangan's improvised soloing and use of effects pedals on the organ, most notably the wah-wah pedal

Wah-wah pedal

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In 2006 Mangan's trio was signed to P-Vine Records

P-Vine Records

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 via Velour Records and subsequently toured Japan

Japan

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 in 2007. In 2009 the band was officially renamed "Mike Mangan's Big Organ Trio".

Mangan has played with Keith Emerson

Keith Emerson

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, Marc Ford

Marc Ford

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, Particle

Particle (band)

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, Papa Grows Funk

Papa Grows Funk

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, and has opened for bands and artists such as Robby Krieger

Robby Krieger

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, Leo Nocentelli

Leo Nocentelli

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, Melvin Seals

Melvin Seals

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 and the Jerry Garcia Band

Jerry Garcia Band

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, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Mike Clark, Paul Jackson

Paul Jackson (bassist)

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, Robben Ford

Robben Ford

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, Stanton Moore

Stanton Moore

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, Umphrey's McGee

Umphrey's McGee

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, Karl Denson

Karl Denson

Karl Denson is a funk and jazz saxophonist, flutist and vocalist from San Diego, California. He was a member of Lenny Kravitz's band and has co-founded and led The Greyboy Allstars. Denson has recorded with artists including Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Blind Boys of Alabama, Blackalicious,...

, Benevento/Russo Duo

Benevento/Russo Duo

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, The New Mastersounds

The New Mastersounds

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, and Will Bernard

Will Bernard

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Mangan has performed at events such as 10,000 Lakes Music Festival

10,000 Lakes Festival

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, Fillmore Jazz Festival, Squaw Valley Funk Fest, Topanga Earth Day Festival, and Japan Jazz/Funk Expo and has received reviews in publications such as Keyboard Magazine

Keyboard Magazine

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Discography

• Big Organ Trio - 2005 [with Big Organ Trio]
• Big Organ Trio - (Japanese Release) P-Vine/Velour Records, 2007 [with Big Organ Trio]
• Unwound - P-Vine_Records, 2010 [with Mike Mangan's Big Organ Trio]
• Return Of Jazz Funk: Jazzfunk Never Dies - P-Vine Records, 2011 [with Big Organ Trio]

Sources

• Chris Clark, "Jambands.com" July 24, 2007
• Nancy Bianconi, "Nohoartsdistrict.com' July 5, 2010
• Organ Trio, Wikipedia
  Organ trio
  An organ trio, in a jazz context, is a group of three jazz musicians, typically consisting of a Hammond organ player, a drummer, and either a jazz guitarist or a saxophone player. In some cases the saxophonist will join a trio which consists of an organist, guitarist, and drummer, making it a quartet...
  
  
• Pinball Number Count, Wikipedia
  Pinball Number Count
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External links

• Mike Mangan Official website
• Mike Mangan's Big Organ Trio Facebook page
• Mike Mangan's Big Organ Trio Myspace
• Mike Mangan Myspace