The Hammond B3, the predecessor to the synthesizer, was popular in the 1950s and ’60s. Some of its first customers were black churches, which saw the organ as a substitute for a pricier pipe organ.

This year's Savannah Jazz Festival will present a documentary about a little organ with a mighty sound. "Killer B3: A Documentary About The Hammond Organ," directed and written by Murv Seymour, will ...

For most people, it's just another musical instrument, but for some, the Hammond organ can be a way of life, a passion that will lead to entirely new ways of making music. This is no ordinary organ, ...

NAMM 2023: With apologies to that chap who used to be on Top Gear and the guy who brought back dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, we’d say that the B3 is the most famous Hammond in history. A staple in ...

Musicians who play the Hammond B-3 — the electric organ found most often in jazz, soul and gospel — can forget about traveling light. The instrument weighs in at around 425 pounds and moving it is a ...

So-called “modern miracle” features a new modelled tonewheel engine and a new Leslie speaker emulation When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...