John DeFrancesco
 |
'Papa' John DeFrancesco | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Jasper DeFrancesco |
| Born | September 12, 1940 |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Hammond B3 |
| Years active | 1960s–present |
| Labels | Savant Records |
"Papa" John DeFrancesco (born September 12, 1940) is an American jazz organist and vocalist, and father of Joey DeFrancesco and Johnny DeFrancesco.[1]
Discography
- 1993: Doodlin' (Muse)
- 1995: Comin' Home (Muse)
- 1998: All In The Family (HighNote) with Joey DeFrancesco
- 2001: Hip Cake Walk (HighNote)
- 2003: Jumpin' (Savant)[2]
- 2004: Walking Uptown (Savant)
- 2006: Desert Heat (Savant)
- 2009: Big Shot (Savant)
- 2011: A Philadelphia Story (Savant)
References
External links
- [1] Biography on 'All About Jazz'
- [2] Review
- [3] Article
- Papa John DeFrancesco Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2017)
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
Categories:
- 1940 births
- Living people
- 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)
- American jazz musicians
- Muse Records artists
- 21st-century organists
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- 21st-century American keyboardists
- HighNote Records artists