Rob Franken
About Rob Franken
Rob Franken (born Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 16 Augustus 1941 - deceased 't Harde, 7 December 1983) was a Dutch jazz pianist and organist. Franken started his professional career playing with the folk duo Esther & Abi Ofarim. He also played in a trio with drummer Klaus Weiss before forming The Rob Franken Organ-Ization in 1967. Franken was one of Europe's first jazz pianists to play the Hammond organ and Fender Rhodes electric piano. The latter instrument became his trademark.
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