SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- The SFJAZZ Center will host a celebration of the Hammond B-3 organ this weekend, spotlighting such virtuoso keyboard talents as Joey DeFrancesco, Ronnie Foster and Reuben ...

"These are some guys that are taking the Hammond B3 organ to kind of different places, but his is a groovin', soulful, bluesy, funky sound. It's kind of greasy, you know? And it tastes really good." ...

The 29th annual Jazz Guitar Festival presented by Denison University's Department of Music will take place Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 ...

TAMPA , Fla. – A seven-year labor of love, “Killer B3” features some of the greatest Hammond organists in the U.S. Three have died since the project began, most notable among them the king of the B3, ...

Joey DeFrancesco, a driving force behind bringing the Hammond organ back into jazz music, died Thursday, his wife said on social media. He was 51. Gloria DeFrancesco posted news of his death on Friday ...

Considering that the Hammond Organ Company built the last B-3 organ some four decades ago, the unwieldy-but-sweet-sounding instrument is enjoying something of a moment in the Bay Area’s jazz scene.

Sunday, February 17, 2019, 7:30 p.m. Dizzy's/Musicians Union Hall, 1717 Morena Boulevard, San Diego $10 - $20 “There is a real organ renaissance happening throughout the country right now,” claims ...

Jazz Times once hailed Joey DeFrancesco as "the best B3 player on the planet." For obvious reasons. DeFrancesco died Thursday. He was 51. His label Mack Avenue confirmed the news on its website and ...

Dr. Lonnie Smith, an NEA Jazz Master known for his dynamism and wizardry on the Hammond B3 organ, died Tuesday. He was 79 years old. His death was confirmed on Twitter by Blue Note Records. A ...

Dr. Lonnie Smith, a renowned jazz organist whose performances were marked by deep soulfulness and flourishes of theatricality highlighted by his distinctive wardrobe of turbans, tunics and jewelry, ...