Andy Hamilton (jazz musician)
Andrew "Andy" Hamilton , MBE (* 22. March 1918 in Port Maria , Jamaica ; † 3. June 2012 ) was a Jamaican -britischer jazz - saxophonist .
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Hamilton began performing as a musician at the age of ten when he and friends formed a band that was influenced by both Jamaican and American jazz music. As an adolescent he emigrated to the United States, where he worked in a variety of jobs, including as a resident saxophonist in various venues across New York State. Eventually he returned to the Caribbean to work for the actor Errol Flynn , who lived in Jamaica. Hamilton then worked as a music manager in his hotel The Titchfield and also on Flynn's private yacht.
In 1949 he moved to England to found the formation The Blue Notes in Birmingham with his friend, Jamaican jazz musician Sam Brown. He then lived in Bearwood, where he founded The Bearwood Corks Club , where the Blue Notes performed. It was not until 1991, after recovering from a diabetic coma, that Hamilton recorded his debut album Silvershine for Nick Gold's World Circuit Records label . In 1996 he was honored with the Masters of Arts from Birmingham University ; In 1999 he received the Millennium Fellowship . In 2008, at the age of 89, he was awarded the Order of Member of the British Empire for service to the Birmingham music scene. He performed at the Bearwood Corks Club until shortly before his death .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hamilton, Andy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hamilton, Andrew (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Port Maria , Jamaica |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 3, 2012 |
| Place of death | England |