Joey DeFrancesco
Joey DeFrancesco (April 10, 1971 – August 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 performers as trumpeter Miles Davis, saxophonist Houston Person, and guitarist John McLaughlin. DeFrancesco signed his first record deal at the age of 16 and over the years recorded and toured internationally with David Sanborn, Arturo Sandoval, Larry Coryell, Frank Wess, Benny Golson, James Moody, Steve Gadd, Danny Gatton, Elvin Jones, Jimmy Cobb, George Benson, Pat Martino, Tony Monaco, John Scofield, Lee Ritenour, Joe Lovano, and had prominent session work with a variety of musicians, including Ray Charles, Bette Midler, Janis Siegel, Diana Krall, Jimmy Smith, and Van Morrison.
Genre: jazz, jazz-fusion
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Top Tracks
- Everyday I Have the Blues
- Close Enough for Jazz
- Miss Otis Regrets
- You're Driving Me Crazy
- The Things I Used to Do
- Have I Told You Lately?
- Motherless Child
- Hold It Right There
- Celtic Swing
- All Saints Day
- Magic Time
- Travelin' Light
- The Way Young Lovers Do
- Evening Shadows
- Sticks and Stones
- Goldfish Bowl
- Easy Living
- Dearly Beloved
- Detour Ahead
- Two Step Snake
Albums (40)
- More Music (2021)
- In the Key of the Universe (2019)
- You're Driving Me Crazy (2018)
- Project Freedom (2017)
- Trip Mode (2015)
- Home for the Holidays (2015)
- The Best of Joey Defrancesco (2014)
- Enjoy The View (2014)
- One for Rudy (2013)
- Wonderful! Wonderful! (2012)
- 40 (2011)
- One Take: Volume Four (2010)
- Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson (2010)
- The Many Deeds of Cory Weeds (2010)
- Snapshot (2009)
- Finger Poppin' - Celebrating the Music of Horace Silver (2009)
- Joey D! (2008)
- The Baddest B-3 Burner in the Business (2007)
- All or Nothing at All (2007)
- LIVE: The "Authorized Bootleg" (2007)
- Organic Vibes (2006)
- Legacy (2005)
- The Street of Dreams (2005)
- Joey DeFrancesco Plays Sinatra His Way (2004)
- One Take: Volume One (2004)
- Falling In Love Again (2003)
- The Philadelphia Connection (A Tribute to Don Patterson) (2002)
- Ballads And Blues (2002)
- Singin' And Swingin' (2001)
- The Champ Round Two (2000)
- Incredible ! (2000)
- The Champ (1999)
- Goodfellas (1999)
- All in the Family (1998)
- It's About Time (1996)
- After The Rain (1995)
- Live At The 5 Spot (1993)
- Reboppin' (1992)
- Part III (1991)
- All of Me (1989)
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