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
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