Joey DeFrancesco

Joey DeFrancesco

(1971–)

Philadelphia, PA, United States

Philadelphia-born Hammond B3 virtuoso who joined Miles Davis's band at 17. His album Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson (2010) — jazz arrangements of MJ songs — earned a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album. Regarded as the foremost heir to Jimmy Smith's jazz organ legacy. Passed away 2022.

Joey DeFrancesco's leader album

Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson
Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson
Joey DeFrancesco · 2010

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— Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson — Wikipedia

Joey DeFrancesco's albums