Joey DeFrancesco was born in 1971 in Springfield, Pennsylvania. He was born into a musical family that included three generations of jazz musicians. He was named after his grandfather, Joseph DeFrancesco, a jazz musician who played the saxophone and clarinet.
Jazz organist, trumpeter, saxophonist, and occasionally singer Joey DeFrancesco was raised in the States. He had more than 30 albums under his own name and worked with lots of renowned artists as well. Joey DeFrancesco was a four-time Grammy Award-nominee, with more than 30 recordings as a leader.
Joey DeFrancesco Parents
“Papa” John DeFrancesco is an American jazz organist and vocalist, and the father of Joey DeFrancesco and Johnny DeFrancesco. The father of Joey DeFrancesco, “Papa John” had his career revived when his son’s success helped bring about the renaissance of the Hammond organ.
He is 81 years old. However, Joey’s mother’s identity is undisclosed at the moment.