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Aug 26, 2022 · Joey DeFrancesco was a 9-time winner of the Down Beat Critics Poll (organ) and won the Down Beat Readers Poll every year since 2005. DeFrancesco was an inaugural member of the Hammond Hall of Fame, inducted in 2013 along with other musicians that included Brian Auger, Billy Preston, Steve Winwood, and his mentor Jimmy Smith. was a four-time Grammy Award-nominee, with nominations in 2004, 2010 ...
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, died on Thursday. He was 51. Gloria DeFrancesco, his wife and manager, announced his death on social media, but did not provide a cause.
Aug 29, 2022 · Joey DeFrancesco has died, his wife and manager Gloria DeFrancesco has confirmed. READ MORE: 20 of the best jazz songs The renowned jazz organist, composer and bandleader who worked with acts ...
Aug 27, 2022 · The record label Mack Avenue reports that Hammond organ specialist and trumpeter Joey DeFrancesco died 25 August at the age of 51. Widely credited with inspiring the enduring revival of the Hammond organ, DeFrancesco recorded over 30 albums and also played saxophone and sang.
Aug 27, 2022 · Jazz Times once hailed Joey DeFrancesco as "the best B3 player on the planet." For obvious reasons. DeFrancesco died Thursday. He was 51. His label Mack Avenue confirmed the news on its website ...
Joey DeFrancesco had his recording debut at age 17 when his album "All of Me" released on Columbia Records, with which he would record five albums. He would later release albums for HighNote , Big Mo, Concord Jazz and Mack Avenue [2]
Jan 10, 2024 · On Wednesday, Jan. 17, Botos and a cast of top-flight Toronto jazz musicians will pay tribute to DeFrancesco in a Sound of Jazz concert at Lula Lounge to honour the late, great multi-instrumentalist, who died last year at 51. Ahead of the show, Botos joined us to talk about the legacy of Joey DeFrancesco.
