PAPA NUBS ORGAN TRIO

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Sound
Blues, soul-jazz & funk organ trio
Lineup
Christian “Papa Nubs” Dyble, organ · Tyler Furrer, guitar · Ryan Thomas, drums
Sets
Festivals: 45, 60 or 90 min · Clubs: up to 3 hrs
Base
Fox Valley, WI · plays all of Wisconsin, Chicago, the Twin Cities, Iowa & the U.P.

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As heard at

  • Eau Claire Jazz Festival
  • Mile of Music
  • Fox Cities Experience Festival
  • Stone Arch
  • Vines & Rushes Winery
  • Wolf & Fox Winery
  • Clubhouse Wine Bar
  • XE54 Lounge
  • Hop Yard Ale Works
  • Hop Garden Brewing
  • Tanner’s Grill & Bar West

Festivals and venues members of PNOT have shared

Sample set list

Classic soul-jazz and Blue Note–era tunes, plus originals.

Stage plot & inputs

3 players · 9 inputs · 3 mixes · 15-min changeover

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Logos

PNOT logoBB monogramNub Blues, goldNub Blues, cream

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Papa Nubs Organ Trio

Short bio

Papa Nubs Organ Trio (PNOT) is a Midwest blues, soul-jazz and funk organ trio centered on one-handed keyboard player Christian “Papa Nubs” Dyble, with Tyler Furrer on guitar and Ryan Thomas on drums. Gritty, high-energy and deep in the pocket, the band plays vintage golden-era organ sounds with a modern blues take: NU.

Full bio

Papa Nubs Organ Trio (PNOT) is a Midwest blues, soul-jazz and funk organ trio centered on one-handed keyboard player Christian “Papa Nubs” Dyble. Gritty, high-energy and deep in the pocket, the band plays the vintage sounds of the golden-era Hammond groups with a modern blues take: NU.

Multi-instrumentalist Papa Nubs brings a brass player’s sense of phrasing to the keys, spinning high-octane, horn-like lines with his right hand while his left-arm nub locks down the rhythm section with deep bass lines and grooves. On guitar, Tyler Furrer brings years of experience on Nashville’s Broadway, and his dirty, country-blues approach slots naturally into the organ-trio sound. Behind the kit, Ryan Thomas is the conductor of this train. Fiery and inventive, he pushes the band further and deeper into uncharted rhythmic territory. Intense and energetic, with classical training behind him, he’s an unstoppable rhythmic force.

PNOT digs mostly into the ’50s-to-’70s catalog of classic soul-jazz and Blue Note–era tunes, plus originals inspired by that golden era. It’s all grounded in a groove-first, blues-centered approach that isn’t shy about modern hip-hop rhythms and backbeats, so it lands with everyone from the Hammond die-hard to listeners hearing a Hammond for the very first time.

Sample set list

  1. Back at the Chicken ShackJimmy Smith
  2. Green OnionsBooker T. & the M.G.’s
  3. Cold Duck TimeEddie Harris & Les McCann
  4. Cissy StrutThe Meters, via Big John Patton
  5. Ain’t No SunshineBill Withers
  6. Mo’ Better BluesBranford Marsalis
  7. Stolen MomentsOliver Nelson, via Jimmy Smith
  8. Watermelon ManHerbie Hancock, via Jimmy Smith
  9. Red ClayFreddie Hubbard
  10. Willow Weep for MeShirley Scott & Lockjaw Davis
  11. Bemsha SwingThelonious Monk, via Dr. Lonnie Smith
  12. Georgia on My MindRay Charles, via Jimmy Smith
  13. OriginalsPapa Nubs

Classic soul-jazz and Blue Note–era tunes, all bent toward the blues. Every set is built for the room.

Stage plot & inputs

Papa Nubs Organ Trio

Stage plot & input list · 3 players · 9 inputs · 3 mixes

Stage 16′ wide × 12′ deep · minimum 12′ × 8′

Advance contactChristian Dyble(608) 436-2634christiandyblemusic@gmail.com
Papa Nubs Organ Trio stage plot Plan view, not to scale, audience at the bottom. Stage 16 feet wide by 12 feet deep, minimum 12 by 8. Drums upstage center, house or shared kit is fine, riser if available, five mics on channels 1 to 5 and wedge mix 3. Organ stage right and guitar stage left, facing each other across the stage and splayed slightly toward the audience like an upside-down V. Organ: Crumar Mojo stereo out to two DIs on channels 6 and 7, vocal mic on channel 9, wedge mix 1, power drop. Guitar: miked amp on channel 8, pedalboard, wedge mix 2, power drop for amp and pedals. UPSTAGE STAGE RIGHT STAGE LEFT DOWNSTAGE EDGE AUDIENCE DRUMS · RYAN THOMAS house / shared kit OK · riser if available RIDE FLOOR TOM KICK SNR HH CRASH RT 1 2 3 4 5 MIX 3 ORGAN BENCH CD 9 VOX ORGAN · CHRISTIAN DYBLE Crumar Mojo · stereo out to 2 DIs DI 6/7 AC MIX 1 GUITAR AMP 8 TF PEDALS GUITAR · TYLER FURRER miked amp · pedalboard AC amp + pedals MIX 2 16′ WIDE · MIN 12′ 12′ DEEP · MIN 8′ # Mic with input channel DI Direct box MIX Floor wedge + mix AC Power drop Cymbal SR / SL = stage right / left, from the band facing the audience · NOT TO SCALE

Production

  • Changeover: about 15 minutes to set up, then a 15-minute line check. No full soundcheck needed.
  • Engineer: mixed by the festival’s FOH and monitor engineer.
  • Power: two 15A, 120V drops: SR for the organ, SL for the guitar amp and pedalboard. Drums need none.

Backline

  • Band brings: organ (Crumar Mojo), guitar amp and pedalboard.
  • Festival provides: PA, three wedges on three mixes, all mics and stands, two DI boxes.
  • Drums: a house or shared 4-piece kit is fine. Drum riser if the stage has one; skip it on stages under 12′ deep.
  • No bass player: the organ covers the bass.
Papa Nubs Organ TrioInput list & monitor mixes · page 2

Input list

ChSourceSuggested mic / DIStandNotes
1KickBeta 52 / D112Short boom
2SnareSM57Short boomTop
3Hi-hatSM81 or similarShort boomOptional
4Overhead SRCondenserTall boomOverheads cover the toms
5Overhead SLCondenserTall boom
6Organ LDI—Crumar Mojo, stereo ¼″ out
7Organ RDI—Organ carries the bass, so run it full range
8Guitar ampSM57 / e609Short boom
9VocalSM58BoomAt organ

Monitor mixes

MixPositionWants
1Organ (SR)Organ, guitar, vocal
2Guitar (SL)Guitar, organ, snare
3Drums (USC)Organ (it’s the bass), guitar

A starting point. We’ll fine-tune at line check.

Rev. October 2026Supersedes all previous versions

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Stage plot PDF

Logos

PNOT peanut logoPNOT logo
Nub Blues wordmark, goldNub Blues · gold
Nub Blues wordmark, creamNub Blues · cream
BB monogramBB monogram

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