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Chris Hovan Organic Trio

Saturday, 10 October 2026 at 20:00 GMT-4

Treelawn Social Club

15335 Waterloo Rd, Cleveland, OH, 44110, United States

Chris Hovan Organic TrioTapping into the current Hammond organ revival, Chris Hovans Organic Trio revisits the classic organ combo genre with a renewed sense of purpose that puts swing and funkyenergy at a premium. Covering both modern repertoire and iconic standards from the jazz lexicon, you can expect to hear a wide range of classics from Dr. Lonnie Smith, Wes Montgomery, Peter Bernstein, David Sanborn, Pat Metheny, and many more. The current trio features Columbus organist Jon Eshelman and Cleveland-based guitarist Tim Mirth. A respected photographer, journalist, and musician, Chris Hovan has played in a variety of Northeast Ohio venues over three decades with such jazz artists as Rich Holsworth, Josh Smith, Francois Roland, Larry Ross, Jackie Warren, Jeremy Poparad, Bobby Selvaggio, Mark Russo, DANJO Jazz Orchestra, Just Jazz, and the Jazz Shepherds. He has also shared the stage with such national artists as Tony Monaco, Arturo OFarrill, Brian Lynch, Alex Harding, and James Carter. Hovans jazz ensembles have performed at The Bop Stop, Blu Jazz, The Treelawn, Cliff Bells, and Con Alma on several occasions. Hovan also performs as a percussionist with jazz saxophonist Bill McRae, the horn-based ensemble Funkology, and Doobie Brothers tribute band, China Grove. Jon Eshelman is a gifted pianist and organist, having studied with the legendary Stanley Cowell at William Patterson University. As an organist, he maintains an active schedule in Columbus working with a wide variety of artists including Pete Mills, James Gaiters, and Reggie Jackson. Eshelman and Hovan have worked regularly with Kent guitarist Bob Niederriter for almost a decade. Eshelman recently released his first piano trio album as a leader, Too Many Things Going On All at Once Blues featuring George DeLancey and Zach Compston. He also appears with Pete Mills on the saxophonists release For the Record. Cleveland-based guitarist and composer Tim Mirth is an adventurous artist constantly seeking to create,

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