The sound of the Hammond organ was invented for churches as an alternative to pipe organs. But it's distinctive sound became crucial to the development of a new kind of music: gospel. MARTIN: In the ...

Drinks and refreshments provided by Treasure Island Yacht Club. The Treasure Island Museum and the Treasure Island Yacht Club are proud to present another concert of Hammond organ music performed by ...

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 ...

The Hammond organ – it's heavy, it's hard to move, you basically become a lifelong van owner if you play one, and I've often said, "If your back doesn't hurt – it doesn't sound right." But I have to ...

WORCESTER — It was Douglas P. Butler's 93rd birthday on June 29, and he celebrated it not by receiving (though wishes did pour in) but by giving a magnificent gift to Tuckerman Hall. Mr. Butler's gift ...

To the casual observer, the piano and organ are pretty similar. The keys are laid out the same, so the skills required to play each instrument are transferable, right? Not so, and if you don’t believe ...

This year’s Savannah-Safe Jazz Festival is welcoming the return of B-3 Hammond master Pat Bianchi, who appeared with jazz guitar icon Pat Martino several years ago. Bianchi is a Grammy Award nominated ...

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with music critic Nate Chinen about the legacy of iconic jazz Hammond organ player Joey DeFrancesco, who died on Thursday. The jazz world has lost its preeminent specialist of ...

Who's Mike Flanigin? Singer Kat Edmonson, executive producer of Flanigin's The Drifter, is happy to explain. "Apart from being really good and playing an instrument that's rarely played these days, he ...