Joey DeFrancesco

A virtuoso keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist, Joey DeFrancesco was an important force in the revival of the Hammond B-3 organ as a jazz instrument from the '80s onwards. DeFrancesco's music ran the gamut from soul-jazz and bluesy grooves à la Jimmy Smith to hard bop and the advanced modal style of Coltrane disciple Larry Young. Building upon his early work with Miles Davis, he was only 17 when he debuted on Columbia with 1989's All of Me. Along with his own albums, DeFrancesco earned a reputation as a much sought-after sideman and soloist, working with luminaries like Larr...