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 ...

Musicians who play the Hammond B-3 — the electric organ found most often in jazz, soul and gospel — can forget about traveling light. The instrument weighs in at around 425 pounds and moving it is a ...

Ah, the Hammond organ. This little instrument is one of the most popular electric organs ever made in the 20th century. It remained popular across many genres, including R&B, rock, and reggae, until ...

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Pipe, reed, steam, Hammond, Wurlitzer, electronic or digital, pull out all the stops to suggest music or songs that show this instrument in a prominent role “When I die, I’ll probably climb out of the ...

Shirley Scott, one of the few women in jazz to fashion a successful career on the Hammond organ, died Sunday in Philadelphia. She was 67. Scott, in failing health in recent years with a series of ...

Jimmy Smith, an award-winning jazz organist who was considered a pioneer with the instrument, died of natural causes at home on Tuesday. He was 79. Born in Norristown, Pa., in 1925, Mr. Smith ruled ...

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 ...