Hammond, Leslie, Cobbs & Smith. Do those names sound like a law firm? Actually, the first two men were inventors, the third was a man of the cloth and the fourth was a musician. Collectively, their ...

It’s the birthday today of December Featured Artist, soul jazz organ great Jimmy Smith. In honor of the occasion, we devote ...

The funky sound of the Hammond organ is heard in all its greasy glory on two blazing new albums from the Sam Fribush Organ Trio — Vol. I: Riverboat and Vol II: The Root. Produced by virtuoso guitarist ...

DeFrancesco died on Thursday, Aug. 25. He was 51. His wife and manager, Gloria DeFrancesco, broke the news on social media. She did not provide a cause of death. "The love of my life is now in peace ...

This year’s Jazz @the Point Fest is dubbed the Jazz Organ Summit, and celebrates how the Hammond organ filtered its way into the annals of jazz from its 1930s roots primarily as a church instrument.

Some books give Smith's birthdate as Dec. 8, 1925, but more recent sources cite 1928 as his birth year. Regardless, the late musician always delivered the goods, even as the beats behind him changed.