Born John Robert Smith on December 16, 1933 (in Louisville, KY), formerly known as Johnny Hammond Smith, and later as Johnnny Hammond, one of the all-time best jazz organists passed away on June 4, ...

Jimmy Smith, the man almost universally regarded as the first and greatest electric organ player in jazz, died Tuesday of natural causes at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. Before Smith, the organ had a ...

Today, the Spotlight shines On legendary Danish organist Anders Koppel. Today's story starts decades ago when Anders played Newport Jazz Festival with his band Savage Rose. Fast forward to now, and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Keyboard player Jon Lord performing with British rock group Deep Purple, circa 1975 - Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images We all ...

I know previous use of this space covered organist Pat Bianchi’s newest release, but I find myself drifting back — or deeper into — Hammond B-3 territory, which takes us to Columbus, Ohio. Obviously, ...