CABARET TONIGHT IN NYC: JOEY DEFRANCESCO WITH THE CITY RHYTHM ORCHESTRA AT BIRDLAND
Hammond B3 Organist Joey DeFrancesco will perform atBIRDLAND (315 West 44th Street, NYC - 212-581-3080) on Tuesday through Saturday at August 13th through 17th with shows at 8:30 & 11:00 pm. Credited with repopularizing the instrument in the late-1980s, DeFrancesco got an early career start in a musical family. Following his saxophonist grandfather Joseph and his jazz organist father "Papa" John DeFrancesco, Joey began playing at age four. By age ten he played in a Philadelphia band legendary tenor saxophonist Hank Mobley and "Philly" Joe Jones on drums. At sixteen Joey signed with Columbia Records and released his first record at seventeen. Soon after, he went on tour and/or recorded with Miles Davis, John Mclaughlin, Ray Charles, Bette Midler, David Sanborn, George Benson and many more. He has gone to win numerous Down Beat Critics and Readers polls and has been nominated for two Grammies. Joey currently splits his time between his own quartet and David Sanborn's band. There is a $30-$40 cover plus a $10 food/drink minimum.copyright 2011-13 - See cabaret listings from all over the world at CABARET HOTLINE ONLINE - YOU ARE WELCOME TO POST YOUR COMMENTS BELOW
