Person · Male

‘Papa’ John DeFrancesco

From: Niagara Falls, United States
Active: 1940–2024
Releases: 8

hard bop
jazz
post-bop

About

John Jasper DeFrancesco (September 12, 1940 – June 25, 2024) was an American jazz organist and vocalist, and father of Joey and Johnny DeFrancesco. He died on June 25, 2024, at the age of 83.

From John DeFrancesco on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Discography

Albums 8

Doodlin’ 1992
All in the Family 1998
Hip Cake Walk 2001 Apple Music
Jumpin’ 2003 Apple Music
Walking Uptown 2004 Apple Music
Desert Heat 2006 Apple Music
Big Shot 2009 Apple Music
A Philadelphia Story 2011 Apple Music

Parent

Joey DeFrancesco now
Johnny DeFrancesco now

Also known as

'Papa' John Defancesco · John DeFrancesco · ジョン・デフランセスコ

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: f8cee350-a969-4c6b-985b-300298cd694d
ISNI: 0000000046630631
IPI: 00536822443
IPI: 00536822541

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 12 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.