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Joey DeFrancesco proved to
eager ears why he’s considered the best Hammond B3 player on the planet
on Dec. 14 at Onondaga Community College’s Storer Auditorium. Joined by
drummer Jeremy Thomas and guitarist Paul Bollenback, the trio took the
sellout audience through a collection of standards and favorites, such
as DeFrancesco’s interpretations of holiday themes like “Silent Night.”
The B3 king also impressed with his trumpet skills and he even got
behind the drum kit when he and Thomas switched spots for an
entertaining change of pace. DeFrancesco further inspired students from
area high schools with a master class held earlier that day. The latest
success of OCC’s continuing Legends of Jazz concert program led to much
boisterous cheer for series organizer and gregarious emcee Frank
Malfitano (above).
