John DeFrancesco
John DeFrancesco | |
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 DeFrancesco performing, c. 2008 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | "Papa" John DeFrancesco |
| Born | John Jasper DeFrancesco September 12, 1940 |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 2024 (aged 83) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Hammond B3 organ |
| Years active | 1960s–2024 |
| Labels | |
| Children | |
John Jasper DeFrancesco (September 12, 1940 – June 25, 2024) was an American jazz organist and vocalist, and father of Joey and Johnny DeFrancesco.[1] He died on June 25, 2024, at the age of 83.[2]
Discography
References
- ↑ Allmusic
- ↑ Shaun Brady (July 1, 2024). ""Papa" John DeFrancesco, Philly patriarch of the Hammond B-3 organ, is dead at 83". WRTI90.1. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ↑ Jazz Times - Volume 33 2003 Page 62 ""TALKING TO "PAPA' JOHN DEFRANCESCO by phone from his Wilmington, Del., home seemed almost a ... Since 1981, Papa John has released six albums as leader, including this year's well named Jumpin' (Savant), which ..."
External links
- Biography at All About Jazz
- Desert Heat review at Jazz CD Reviews
- "Big Shot Papa John DeFrancesco", Archived May 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, at JazzTimes
- Papa John DeFrancesco interview at the NAMM Oral History Library, 2017
Categories:
- 1940 births
- 2024 deaths
- Soul-jazz organists
- Bebop organists
- Hard bop organists
- Post-bop organists
- American people of Italian descent
- American jazz organists
- American male organists
- Musicians from New York (state)
- Muse Records artists
- 21st-century American organists
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- 21st-century American keyboardists
- HighNote Records artists