Les Paul Birthday Week Celebration: Robben Ford with Oz Noy Organ Trio with B...

Robben Ford is an American guitarist whose work moves between blues, jazz, and rock, shaped by bandstand experience as much as studio craft. Over decades he has played in groups including the L.A. Express and Yellowjackets and worked alongside artists such as Miles Davis, Joni Mitchell, and George Harrison.

Oz Noy is an Israeli-born guitarist and composer who has made New York City his base since the 1990s, moving between jazz, rock, blues, and funk with a fusion player’s instincts. A regular presence at Iridium, he leads projects like the Oz Noy Trio and the Oz Noy Organ Trio, and has shared bills there with artists including Wayne Krantz, Robben Ford, Brian Charette, and Shawn Pelton, alongside appearances tied to Les Paul celebrations.

Oz Noy Organ Trio is a guitar-led group heard in New York City rooms like the Iridium, where the band has appeared during Les Paul Birthday Week events. The trio centers on Oz Noy with Hammond organist Brian Charette, a DownBeat Rising Star, and drummer Shawn Pelton, building sets that move between rock, pop, blues, and jazz language.

Brian Charette is Hammond endorsed organist, always near the top of Downbeat Critic's Poll. He has released 18 critically acclaimed albums and writes for many music magazines including Downbeat, Keyboard, NYC Jazz Record, and Muzikus (CZ)

Shawn Pelton is a drummer working across rock and pop, often drawn into the blues-leaning side of New York’s club scene. At the Iridium, he has appeared in Les Paul Birthday Week lineups alongside guitarist Robben Ford and the Oz Noy Organ Trio, with organist Brian Charette.

Les Paul, born Lester William Polsfuss, was a guitarist, songwriter, and hands-on builder whose work crossed jazz, country, blues, and pop. He developed early solid-body electric guitar designs that helped shape the instrument later associated with the Gibson Les Paul, while also recording hit sides in the 1950s with singer-guitarist Mary Ford.