You just know that any jazz band that calls itself Fatt-burger is going to be a lot of fun. From the earliest days of blues singers in barbeque joints, greasy food has been a staple of the music.
The five San Diego musicians who call themselves Fattburger have been playing together for 24 years, feeding a dedicated fan base.
Fattburger is coming to Loews Ventana Canyon Resort on Sunday for a Tucson Jazz Society concert.
The group performs at 7 p.m. at the resort, 7000 N. Resort Drive.
"We were just lucky enough to be playing the right sound at the right time," said drummer Kevin Koch, thinking back to the early days in 1986 when the band found its voice.
From the beginning, Fatt-burger had a spirited audience. It was those fans, in fact, that named the band.
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"We were just a house band without a name when we started," said Koch. "But one of our most popular songs was called 'Fatburger,' named for this mom-and-pop place in San Diego where we'd always go.
"Everybody kept telling us to call the band Fatburger, so finally we did."
That extra "t" in the name came about when the restaurant was bought out by a corporate food chain. The corporation sued the band to change its name. The band Fatburger became the band Fattburger.
Tickets are $35 general admission, $25 for Tucson Jazz Society members and $20 for students.
For details and reservations, go to www.tucsonjazz .org or call 903-1265.
Special Ventana Canyon room rate packages are available to ticket holders; call 1-800-234-5117.
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