Jimmy McGriff
McGriff at Organ Summit, Toronto, 2004
Background information
Birth name	James Harrell McGriff
Born	April 3, 1936 Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	May 24, 2008 (aged 72) Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Genres	Jazz, blues, soul-jazz
Occupation(s)	Musician, bandleader
Instruments	Organ
Years active	1960–2007
Labels	Groove Merchant, Jell, Sue, Solid State

James Harrell McGriff (April 3, 1936 – May 24, 2008) was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader.