Larry Young (1940-1978) was an American jazz organist and occasional pianist. Young pioneered a modal approach to the Hammond B-3 (in contrast…

Shirley Scott (born March 14, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; died March 10, 2002) was a jazz and soul organist.

She had been an admirer of…

Dr. Lonnie Smith (not to be confused with Lonnie Liston Smith) (July 3, 1942 – September 28, 2021) was born in Lackawanna, New York.
His affinity…

The Count Basie Orchestra is an American big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie in…

Reuben Wilson was one of many soul-jazz organists to emerge in the late '60s, but he was one of only a handful of new organists from that era…

Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and guitarist Wes Montgomery collaborated in September of 1966, and two records resulted: The Dynamic Duo and The…

Jimmy Smith (1925–2005) was a jazz musician whose instrument was the Hammond B-3 electric organ.

Born James Oscar Smith on 8th December 1925 in…

One of the more underrated soul-jazz organists of the '60s, Freddie Roach recorded a series of seven albums for Blue Note and Prestige. Where…

Johnny Hammond was a pseudonym John Robert Smith (b. 16 Dec 1933, Louisville, KY, USA - d. 4 Jun 1997 - aka Johnny "Hammond" Smith), a jazz…

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Joey DeFrancesco (b. April 10, 1971, died August 25, 2022) was an American jazz organist and trumpeter. Down Beat's 2003 Critics Poll selected him…

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Roosevelt "Baby Face" Willette (September 11, 1933 – April 1, 1971) was a hard bop and soul-jazz musician most known for playing Hammond organ.

It…

Jazz Organizer is a jazz band from Italy led by organ/keyboards player and arranger Roberto Gorgazzini. Other bandmembers are: Fiorenzo Zeni…

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Akiko Tsuruga (敦賀明子 Tsuruga Akiko?) is a jazz composer, Hammond B-3 organist and pianist from Osaka, Japan. A graduate of the Osaka College of…

Jimmy McGriff was a hard-bop (bebop) and soul-jazz organist and bandleader known for his distinctive playing of the Hammond B-3 organ.

Richard…

Wild Bill Davis (24 November 1918–17 August 1995) was the stage name of American jazz pianist, organist, and arranger William Davis.

Davis was born in…

The Organ Grinders, or Organgrinders, hailed from the Baltimore MD. area and consisted of brothers Frank, Nisan, and Paul Eventoff, along with…