"Papa" John DeFrancesco (September 12, 1940 – June 25, 2024) was an American

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organist and vocalist, and father of

Joey DeFrancesco Joey DeFrancesco (April 10, 1971August 25, 2022) was an American jazz organist, trumpeter, saxophonist, and occasional singer. He released more than 30 albums under his own name, and recorded extensively as a sideman with such leading jazz perfo ...

and Johnny DeFrancesco. DeFrancesco died on June 25, 2024, at the age of 83.

Discography

* 1993: ''Doodlin' '' (

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) * 1995: ''Comin' Home'' (Muse) * 1998: ''All In The Family'' ( HighNote) with Joey DeFrancesco * 2001: ''Hip Cake Walk'' (HighNote) * 2003: ''Jumpin' '' (

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)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 ..." * 2004: ''Walking Uptown'' (Savant) * 2006: ''Desert Heat'' (Savant) * 2009: ''Big Shot'' (Savant) * 2011: ''A Philadelphia Story'' (Savant)

References

External links

Biography on 'All About Jazz'

Review

Article
Papa John DeFrancesco Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (2017) {{DEFAULTSORT:DeFrancesco, John 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