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Joey DeFrancesco (April 10, 1971 – August 25, 2022) was an American jazz organist, trumpeter, saxophonist, and occasional singer. He released more than 30 albums under his own name, and recorded extensively as a sideman with such leading jazz performers as trumpeter Miles Davis , saxophonist Houston Person , and guitarist John McLaughlin .
Aug 26, 2022 · Joey DeFrancesco, who was widely credited with bringing the organ back into vogue in jazz circles in recent decades, died on Thursday. He was 51. His death was announced by his record...
Aug 26, 2022 · Joey DeFrancesco, who brought the richly enveloping sound of the Hammond B-3 organ roaring back into the jazz mainstream in the early 1990s, reigning as its preeminent ace for more than 30 years,...
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Learn about Joey DeFrancesco, a legendary jazz musician, multi-instrumentalist, composer and radio personality. Explore his music, merch, signature model organ and more.
Aug 28, 2022 · Joey DeFrancesco was 51 years old. The prodigious musician played trumpet, piano, saxophone, and synthesizer, but was best known for reviving the use of the Hammond B3 organ in the modern...
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Aug 26, 2022 · The jazz world has lost its preeminent specialist of the Hammond organ. Joey DeFrancesco turned heads for decades, starting with his major label debut at age 17. (SOUNDBITE OF HAMMOND ORGAN...
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Learn about Joey DeFrancesco, a Philadelphia-born musician who revived organ jazz in the 1980s and collaborated with many renowned artists. He plays organ, keyboard, piano, trumpet and tenor saxophone on his latest album, More.
