Big John Patton was born July 12, 1935 in Kansas City, Missouri. A self-taught musician, he started playing the piano in 1948 and landed his first big gig touring with R&B sensation Lloyd Price from ...

Radio & Podcasts 50th Anniversary Blue Notes from August 1969. by Marc Cohn August 16, 2019. Salutes to Blue Note recordings by organists John Patton (with James Blood Ulmer on guitar) and Lonnie ...

A ripper from the Hammond B-3 master featuring guitarist Grant Green ...

Big John Patton, 66, a soul-jazz organ player known for his innovative deployment of the Hammond B3 organ, died Tuesday of complications from diabetes and kidney malfunction in Montclair, N.J.

It took most of the opening set for Big John Patton and Calvin Keys to get their blues groove going Thursday night at the Jazz Bakery. But when they did, the foot-tapping, body-moving rhythms that ...

We're giving some big ups to organ maestro Big John Patton this week. He was one of a number of B3 players to make their mark on Blue Note Records, capturing the aesthetic of the soul jazz ...

ORGANIST Patton is a player of commitment and stamina and on this reissue from 1966 his relentless, at times feverish improvisations contrast well with the poise and unhurried elegance of his ...