Organist Chris Hazelton releases his first swinging album in over a decade.

Photography by Erica Joi.

Twenty years ago, organist Chris Hazelton wasn’t an organist––he was a bassist. Now a jewel of the region, Hazleton was first drawn to the organ in 2004 while listening to an album by fusion band Medeski Martin & Wood. Hazelton’s then-professor at Kansas City Kansas Community College told Hazelton he had to check out local… Continue reading Organist Chris Hazelton releases his first swinging album in over a decade.