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Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith
American jazz musician
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John McLaughlin
John McLaughlin
English guitarist, bandleader, and composer; founder of the Mahavishnu Orchestra
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Mahavishnu Orchestra
Mahavishnu Orchestra
American jazz fusion band
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Organ trio
Organ trio
trio including a Hammond organ
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Tony Monaco
Tony Monaco
musical artist
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Lonnie Smith
Lonnie Smith
American jazz musician
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Shirley Scott
Shirley Scott
American jazz organist and recording artist
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Jackie Davis
Jackie Davis
American musician
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George Coleman
George Coleman
American musician
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Bootsie Barnes
Bootsie Barnes
American saxophonist
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John Scofield
John Scofield
American jazz guitarist and composer
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Larry Young
Larry Young
American jazz musician
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Atsuko Hashimoto
Atsuko Hashimoto
Japanese musician
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Dave Holland
Dave Holland
British musician
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Wynton Kelly
Wynton Kelly
American jazz pianist
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Buster Williams
Buster Williams
American musician
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Gary Husband
Gary Husband
British musician
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Pat Martino
Pat Martino
American jazz guitarist and composer
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Questlove
Questlove
American rapper, multi-instrumentalist and journalist from Pennsylvania
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Wallace Roney
Wallace Roney
American musician
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Billy Cobham
Billy Cobham
American jazz drummer
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Keith Jarrett
Keith Jarrett
American jazz and classical music pianist and composer
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Jimmy Heath
Jimmy Heath
American jazz saxophonist, composer, arranger and big band leader
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Chet Baker
Chet Baker
American jazz trumpeter and vocalist (1929-1988)
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Miles Davis
Miles Davis
American jazz musician (1926-1991)
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Jack DeJohnette
Jack DeJohnette
American jazz drummer, pianist, and composer
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Joe DeRenzo
Joe DeRenzo
American musician
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John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie
American jazz guitarist
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Tony Williams
Tony Williams
American jazz drummer
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John Coltrane
John Coltrane
American jazz saxophonist
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Melvin Sparks
Melvin Sparks
American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist
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Christian McBride
Christian McBride
American musician
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Otmaro Ruíz
Otmaro Ruíz
Venezuelan musician
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Jimmy McGriff
Jimmy McGriff
American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader (1936-2008)
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James Mtume
James Mtume
American jazz and R&B musician, songwriter, record producer, activist and radio personality
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Jack Bruce
Jack Bruce
Scottish musician, bassist of Cream
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Pharoah Sanders
Pharoah Sanders
American jazz saxophonist
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Thelonious Monk
Thelonious Monk
American jazz pianist and composer
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Wayne Shorter
Wayne Shorter
American jazz saxophonist and composer
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Matthew Whitaker
Matthew Whitaker
American pianist
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Alan Douglas
Alan Douglas
American record producer
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Jim Hall
Jim Hall
American jazz guitarist, composer
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Al Di Meola
Al Di Meola
American guitarist
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Steve Lukather
Steve Lukather
guitarist
Intro
American jazz musician
Record Labels
Awards Received
Louis Armstrong memorial prize

Joey DeFrancesco (born April 10, 1971) is an American jazz organist, trumpeter, and vocalist. He has released more than 30 albums, including recordings with Miles Davis and Jimmy Smith. DeFrancesco signed his first record deal at the age of 16 and has played internationally with musicians that include David Sanborn, Arturo Sandoval, Larry Coryell, Frank Wess, John McLaughlin, Benny Golson, James Moody, Steve Gadd, Danny Gatton, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Cobb, George Benson, Pat Martino, John Scofield, Joe Lovano, and recorded with musicians that included Ray Charles, Bette Midler and Van Morrison.