Joey DeFrancesco

Hammond organ, piano, keyboards, trumpet, tenor saxophone · 1971–2022 · Springfield (Pennsylvania)

Organist signed to Columbia at 16, he toured Europe with Miles Davis and then played on Amandla (1989). He recorded Legacy (2004) with Jimmy Smith and received Grammy nominations for Falling in Love Again and Never Can Say Goodbye.

Profile not yet validated. Written by Jazzency, not yet proofread: dates and facts to be confirmed.

Styles

• Soul jazz, boogaloo

Landmark tracks

• Where Were You (1990)

Cited in 1 radio episode

• Sep 7, 2022: Joey DeFrancesco live at Yoshi's 2006 (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• Source

Facts checked against these pages (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA). Method and licenses