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Father John D'Amico

"Father John" is considered one Philadelphia's outstanding Jazz Composers, Lyricist and Pianists. He has been playing piano since he was six and Jazz since he was 17. An ordained priest, he traded his pulpit for a piano and the rest is history. He has performed with major Jazz Greats: Lionel Hamptom, vocalist Etta Jones, bassist Charles Fambrough, and saxophonists, Jimmy Oliver, and Lou Tobakin. The great drummer, "Philly Joe" Jones, was a featured member of The "Father John" D'Amico Trio. "Father John" was a 1989 recipient of the John Coltrane Award for Outstanding Achievement in Jazz.


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Father John D'Amico Remembered

Read "Father John D'Amico Remembered" reviewed by Bruce Klauber


The job of “house pianist" at the long-running 23rd Street Cafe Tuesday night jam session in jny: Philadelphia requires equal amounts of the following: Versatility, creativity, generosity, understanding, good humor, patience, even temperament, positive disposition, and overall, the ability to not take things too seriously. Pianist Father John D'Amico, who held that piano chair for years and recently passed away at the age of 74, possessed all those qualities. Those who deemed him “a saint" were pretty accurate, ...

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Father John D'Amico, jazz piano player, composer and teacher

Father John D'Amico, jazz piano player, composer and teacher

Source: Michael Ricci

If his smile was like a warm hug, as a fan put it, his piano playing was like a mellow caress. Father John D'Amico was not only an outstanding jazz pianist who gathered fans wherever he played throughout the city, but he was also a warm and fuzzy friend and a man devoted to social causes. When he died Thursday in Lankenau Hospital, doctors and nurses wept. “They really loved him," said his wife, Kathleen. “He was the kind of ...

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Pianist Father John D'Amico Trio In Media Pa, Wed. Dec. 19th!

Pianist Father John D'Amico Trio In Media Pa, Wed. Dec. 19th!

Source: Jim Miller

Jazz Bridge in Media presents pianist Father John D’Amico, appearing at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Delaware County –145 West Rose Tree Road in Media - on Wednesday December 19th. Tickets are $10, $5 for students, and are available only at the door. Show time is 7:30. Composer/lyricist/pianist Father John D’Amico has been a Philadelphia area favorite for over 40 years. Indeed, it seems there isn’t a venue he hasn’t played or a musician he hasn’t backed. And some of ...

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