Jimmy Smith

Jimmy Smith

male, deceased (2005)
Hammond B3 organist, American jazz organist, Hard-bop organist, Soul-jazz organist, Jazz-funk organist, Pennsylvania musician…jazz, 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…American jazz organist, Hammond B3 organist, Organist, 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...
Jack McDuff

Jack McDuff

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

Charles Earland

male, deceased (1999)
Soul-jazz saxophonist, Soul-jazz organist, soul jazz, American jazz organist, Pennsylvania musician, organ…Jazz organist, jazz, Organist, Jazz saxophonist
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...
Dr. Lonnie Smith

Dr. Lonnie Smith

male
Post-bop organist, Hard-bop organist, Soul-jazz organist, Jazz-funk organist, Jazz-blues organist, Crossover jazz organist…jazz
Dr. Lonnie Smith is a renowned jazz organist performing in a variety of jazz mediums. A dominant talent and pace-setting proponent of the Hammond...

Larry Young

male, deceased (1978)
Modal jazz organist, Avant-garde organist, Hammond B3 organist, American jazz organist, Post-bop organist, Hard-bop organist…Soul-jazz organist, Jazz-funk organist, Jazz fusion, jazz, Jazz organist
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...
Shirley Scott

Shirley Scott

female, deceased (2002)
Hammond B3 organist, American jazz organist, Hard-bop organist, Soul-jazz organist, hard bop, soul-jazz…Jazz organist
Shirley Scott (born March 14, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died March 10, 2002) was a hard bop and soul-jazz organist. She had been an...
Baby Face Willette

Baby Face Willette

male, deceased (1971)
Hammond B3 organist, Hard-bop organist, Soul-jazz organist, soul-jazz, hard bop, keyboardist…Organist, soul jazz, jazz, jazz musician
Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette (born September 11, 1933 - 1971) was a hard bop and soul-jazz musician most known for playing Hammond organ. It is...

John Patton

male, deceased (2002)
Hammond B3 organist, Hard-bop organist, Soul-jazz organist, hard bop, Organist, Harold Alexander…Jazz organist, soul jazz, jazz musician
John Patton (born July 12, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri, died March 19, 2002 in Montclair, New Jersey), sometimes nicknamed Big John Patton, was a...
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, American jazz organist, 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...