(12/07) Congrats to Joey on winning the

2007 Downbeat Magazine READER'S Poll !

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DeFrancesco, Whalum to Play Recording Academy Honors Gala in Memphis

Date: August 24, 2007

Written By: Kate Leary

On Friday, Sept. 7, the Recording Academy will present awards to Booker T. & the MGs, Memphis producer and arranger Willie Mitchell, and New Orleans soul singer Irma Thomas in an event featuring performances from several award-winning musicians... Presenters include Recording Academy President Neil Portnow as well as President of Festival Productions and producer of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Quint Davis. Among the many scheduled performers are jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco (pictured) and jazz saxophonist Kirk Whalum, both of whom are Grammy nominees. Other performers include Aaron Neville, John Prine, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Angie Stone.....

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(8/07)Congrats to Joey on winning the

2007 Downbeat Magazine Critic's Poll !

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JAZZ JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION AWARDS
promoting the interests of journalists covering jazz

Joey DeFrancesco

2007 Organ-Keyboards of the Year 

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March 2007

Joey with Bobby Hutcherson

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February 2007

Joey to join Settlement Music School's Top 100

Philadelphia, PA – The largest community school of the arts in the United States with 300,000 students, recently announced the next group of  “The Settlement 100,” a roster of 100 eclectic, diverse and unexpected individuals whose experiences at Settlement Music School helped shape their lives.  This group brings the total to 60 announced so far.  The final 40 will be announced in 2008, Settlement’s Centennial year.

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December 2006

Congrats to Joey for winning  Downbeat Magazine's

71st Annual Reader's Poll !!

"I want to thank all of the DB readers for their support; congrats To Jimmy on his well deserved Hall Of Fame vote, may God Bless him (JD)"

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November 2006

NOV '06 ISSUE:

Vital organists
Exploring the B-3 with heavy hitters Joey DeFrancesco, Larry Goldings, and Dr. Lonnie Smith. Also, building B-3s, and the indispensible Leslie.

By Ted Panken

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August, 2006

Downbeat Magazine's 54th Annual Critic Poll

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July, 2006

Keyboard Magazine

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June, 2006

Jazz Journalist Association Awards

JazzTimes 2006 Reader's Poll Winner

? the QUESTION Is...

by Dan Quellete

What's the most unexpected recording you've been involved in?

See Joey's answer is the June issue of Downbeal Magazine

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March 2006

New York Welcomes Some Loose and Limber All-Stars From Philly

"...Mr. Martino and Mr. DeFrancesco were the evening's standout soloists; each struck a balance between dazzling technique and bluesy discretion....."

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February 2006

Joey eulogizes Jimmy in JazzTimes'

Musicians Say Farewell (2/06)

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2003-2005

Downbeat Magazine's Critic Poll Winner 2005

Downbeat Magazine's Reader's Poll Winner 2005

Legacy - Downbeat's "Best of 2005"

Joey appears in George Cole's new book,

The Last Miles: The Music of Miles Davis 1980-1981

"Boss B-3 Award" (1/05) presented at NAMM '05 by Ernie Rideout , Editor Keyboard Magazine ~ www.keyboardmag.com/story.asp?storycode=5062

2003 Grammy Award nominationThe 46th Annual Grammy Awards
Best Jazz Instrumental Solo
All Or Nothing At All
Joey DeFrancesco, soloist
Track from: Falling In Love Again
[Concord Jazz]