Event

12/13: Joey DeFrancesco Trio at Cafe Stritch

Cafe Stritch Presents

The Second of Two Nights with

The Joey DeFrancesco Trio

featuring:

Joey DeFrancesco- Hammond B3 Organ
Jeffrey Parker- Guitar
George Fludas- Drums

http://www.joeydefrancesco.com

A prodigious talent at an early age, Jazz Organist Joey DeFrancesco, has today matured into living legend status. The two time Grammy Nominee, Down Beat Critics Poll winner & Readers Poll winner year after year, is recognized as a Master of the Jazz Organ, trumpeter & vocalist. With over 30 recordings as a leader and collaborations with many of the top names in modern jazz, Joey DeFrancesco is one of the current jazz scene's true trailblazers.

"ranging from sublime to positively pyrotechnic the best B3 player on the planet" - Jazz Times

"Mr. DeFrancesco is a deeply authoritative musician, a master of rhythmic pocket, and of the custom of stomping bass lines beneath chords and riffs." -New York Times

"no organist today plays with the skill, harmonic depth, and authority of this phenomenon from Philly." -Jazz Police

"DeFrancesco's consummate mastery of his chosen instrument should really be seen as well as heard to be thoroughly appreciated." -All About Jazz