Though best known as a sideman with Diana Krall and with the group Pink Martini, jazz guitarist Dan Faehnle is perhaps at his finest while stretching out with the Hammond organ masters like Lonnie Smith, Tony Monaco, and Joey DeFrancesco. In Cincinnati during late December, Faehnle was found expanding the boundaries of the Christmas songbook with local Hammond organ master Steve Schmidt, who is decked out in full holiday regalia at his annual extravaganza at The Comet bar.
