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| "Papa" John DeFrancesco | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | John Jasper DeFrancesco |
| Born | (1940-09-12)September 12, 1940 |
| Origin | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | June 25, 2024(2024-06-25) (aged 83) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Hammond B3 |
| Years active | 1960s–2024 |
| Labels | Savant Records |
"Papa" John DeFrancesco (September 12, 1940 – June 25, 2024) was an American jazz organist and vocalist, and father of Joey DeFrancesco and Johnny DeFrancesco. DeFrancesco died on June 25, 2024, at the age of 83.
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)
- 2004: Walking Uptown (Savant)
- 2006: Desert Heat (Savant)
- 2009: Big Shot (Savant)
- 2011: A Philadelphia Story (Savant)
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 on 'All About Jazz'
- Review
- Archived May 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine Article
- Papa John DeFrancesco Interview NAMM Oral History Library (2017)
- 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)
- American jazz musicians
- Muse Records artists
- 21st-century American organists
- 21st-century American male musicians
- American male jazz musicians
- 21st-century American keyboardists
- HighNote Records artists