Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith

male, deceased (2005)
Hammond B3 organist, Americanjazzorganist, Hard-bop organist, Soul-jazz organist, Jazz-funk organist, Pennsylvania musician…jazz, American, soul jazz, Jazz organist, jazz musician
Jimmy Smith, nicknamed "The Incredible Jimmy Smith", (December 8, 1925 - February 8, 2005) was a jazz musician whose Hammond B-3 electric organ...
Jimmy McGriff

Jimmy McGriff

male, 73 years old
organ trio, soul-jazz, hard bop, Jazz-funk organist, Soul-jazz organist, Hard-bop organist…Americanjazzorganist, Hammond B3 organist, Organist, African American, Jazz-blues organist
James Harrell McGriff (born April 3, 1936, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who...
Joey Defrancesco

Joey Defrancesco

male, 38 years old
Bebop organist, Pennsylvania musician, Soul-jazz organist, vocalist, Hard-bop organist, Post-bop organist…American jazz trumpeter, Hammond B3 organist, Americanjazzorganist, Jazz organist, jazz
Joey DeFrancesco (b. April 10 1971) is an American jazz organist, trumpeter, and vocalist. "Down Beat's" 2003 Critics Poll selected him as the top...
Jack McDuff

Jack McDuff

male, deceased (2001)
organ trio, Americanjazzorganist, Hard-bop organist, Soul-jazz organist, Jazz-funk organist, hard bop…American, Organist, soul jazz, jazz, Jazz organist
"Brother" Jack McDuff (September 17, 1926--January 23, 2001) was a jazz organist and organ trio bandleader who was most prominent during the hard...
Count Basie

Count Basie

male, deceased (1984)
One O'Clock Jump, American jazz bandleader, Americanjazzorganist, Swing bandleader, Swing pianist, Vaudeville performer…Jazz bandleader, jazz pianist, Jazz organist, Organist, jazz piano
William "Count" Basie (August 21, 1904 - April 26, 1984) was an American jazz pianist, organist, bandleader, and composer. Commonly regarded as one...

Larry Young

male, deceased (1978)
Modal jazz organist, Avant-garde organist, Hammond B3 organist, Americanjazzorganist, Post-bop organist, Hard-bop organist…Soul-jazz organist, Jazz-funk organist, Jazz fusion, jazz, American
Larry Young (also known as Khalid Yasin (Abdul Aziz) (born October 7, 1940 in Newark, New Jersey-died March 30, 1978 in New York City) was an...
Keith Jarrett

Keith Jarrett

male, 64 years old
Progressive jazz pianist, Americanjazzorganist, Contemporary jazz pianist, Avant-garde pianist, Hard-bop pianist, Mainstream jazz pianist…Jazz composer, American, jazz, Jazz organist, jazz pianist
Keith Jarrett (born May 8 1945 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American pianist and composer. He is ethnically Hungarian and Irish. His career...
John Medeski

John Medeski

male, 44 years old
Avant-garde organist, Hammond B3 organist, Americanjazzorganist, Avant-garde pianist, hammond b3, mellotron…Jazz composer, jazz pianist, Jazz organist, jazz, American
Anthony John Medeski (b. 28 June 1965) is an American jazz keyboards player and composer. He plays the acoustic piano and an eclectic array of...
Carla Bley

Carla Bley

female, 71 years old
Progressive jazz composer, Women in jazz, American jazz bandleader, Post-bop pianist, Americanjazzorganist, Progressive jazz pianist…free jazz, Jazz Composers Guild, Jazz Composers' Orchestra, American, jazz musician
Carla Bley, née Borg is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and band leader. An important figure in the Free Jazz movement of the 1960s, s...
Charles Earland

Charles Earland

male, deceased (1999)
Soul-jazz saxophonist, Soul-jazz organist, soul jazz, Americanjazzorganist, Pennsylvania musician, organ…Jazz organist, jazz, Organist, Jazz saxophonist, American
Charles Earland (24 May 1941-11 December 1999) was an American jazz composer, organist, and saxophonist in the soul jazz idiom. Earland was born in...