OJT

OJT builds on the classic organ jazz trio by mixing old school Kansas City jazz with blues and a modern funky groove. Ken Lovern on Hammond organ, Kenny Watson Jr. on drums, and Brian Baggett on guitar play equal parts in balanced arrangements with outstanding improvisations. OJT has been a band for more than 20 years and it shows. Kenny Watson Jr. has been with the group for just over two years, and he brings a fresh groove to the old school organ jazz jams.

OJT is:

Ken Lovern: Hammond Organ

Brian Baggett: Guitar

Kenny Watson Jr.: Drums

Gear

Hammond B3 Organ

Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion Guitar

Drums and Cymbals

Plastic Sax Album Review: OJT Ground Level By Bill Brownlee

What’s the best American band of the last 75 years? Variations of the question frequently pop up in barrooms and internet forums. Acceptable responses range from Miles Davis’ Second Great Quintet to Creedence Clearwater Revival. The correct answer, however, is Booker T. & the MGs.

The three members of OJT- organist Ken Lovern, guitarist Brian Baggett and drummer Kenny Watson Jr.- display their affinity for the legendary Memphis group on the new album Ground Level. “Loose Space” is an interpolation of “Time Is Tight” while the title of “Baggy Blues Jeans” may allude to Booker T. & the MGs’ “Hip Hug-Her”.