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 ...

For all of the progressive funk-meets-rock-meets-jazz-meets-blues fusion of Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue’s kinetic opening-night show at the Jazz Aspen Snowmass June Experience, the song that ...

Be it the amazing organ masters or the great guitarists and drummers, the summit has exposed the Hope students and community to some of the world’s greatest players. Back in the fall of 2016, a small ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...