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 ...

The venerable Hammond B-3 organ has been grinding its way through jazz, as well as gospel, rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll, since 1954. This book, a mix of biography, history and technology, tells ...

Jimmy Smith, the reigning “Emperor of the Hammond Organ” who was widely credited with turning it from a novelty instrument in jazz to a legitimate option for keyboard players, has died. He was 76.

The Hammond organ is a prized instrument all over the world. The Tar Heel Traveler goes to north Raleigh to meet Bob Herrmann, who plays the Hammond and saves the Hammond.

Jambands caught up with Big Organ Trio’s Hammond B3’er Mike Mangan over the weekend while the band was gearing up (and then leaving) this year’s 10,000 Lakes Festival in Minnesota to touch ...

The jazz world has lost its preeminent specialist of the Hammond organ. Joey DeFrancesco turned heads for decades, starting with his major label debut at age 17. (SOUNDBITE OF HAMMOND ORGAN PLAYING) ...

Kocour also plays the Hammond B3 organ. "When I first started playing the instrument in the early 1980s, no one was interested in presenting groups with jazz Hammond B3 players," Kocour says.

Most of those mall stores were Lowery Organ. The story I’ve heard (NAMM) is Hammond had the market with the tonewheel design, and held it for 20+ years in mom and pop stores.

Dr. Lonnie Smith, an NEA Jazz Master known for his dynamism and wizardry on the Hammond B3 organ, died Tuesday. He was 79 years old. His death was confirmed on Twitter by Blue Note Records. A ...

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The jazz world has lost its preeminent specialist of the Hammond organ. Joey DeFrancesco turned heads for decades, starting with his major label debut at age 17.