The great master of the Hammond B3 organ, Dr. Lonnie Smith, passed away in September 2021 at 79. Smith enjoyed a more than 50-year career at the vanguard of soul jazz. His influence extended far ...

Jazz great and master of the Hammond B3, Dr. Lonnie Smith was just named as one of the the NEA’s 2017 Jazz Masters — the nation’s highest honor in jazz — and, along with his Trio, played the Kumble ...

The late Dr. Lonnie Smith of B-3 organ fame was a native of Buffalo, NY, where he got noticed sitting in with Jack McDuff. Lonnie Smith moved to New York City to join George Benson’s quartet and ...

Dr. Lonnie Smith, Spiral (Palmetto). Smith is a doctor in the same way that Captain Beefheart is a captain, but I'm willing to concede him the title because he knows how to make you feel good. Of the ...

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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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The jazz ensemble Dr. Lonnie Smith Trio will perform at the Long Center for the Performing Arts at 8 p.m. Oct. 5. This performance is presented by Purdue Convocations and ...

At a Blue Nile gig during this year's Jazz Fest, Dr. Lonnie Smith played the Hammond B3 like a possessed massage therapist, his turban bobbing over the instrument as the good doctor released every ...