Jeff Hamilton (musician)
Jeff Hamilton (* 4. August 1953 in Richmond (Indiana) ) is an American jazz - drummer .
Live and act
Jeff Hamilton studied at Indiana University and worked in the 1970s in the Tommy Dorsey - Ghost Band and briefly with Lionel Hampton . From 1975 he played for two years in the trio of Monty Alexander , belonged to the Woody Herman Orchestra in 1977/78 , played with Milt Jackson and succeeded Shelly Manne in the band The LA Four with Ray Brown , Laurindo Almeida and Bud Shank . He then became a studio musician for the Concord label . From 1983 to 1987 he worked on recordings for Ella Fitzgerald , Rosemary Clooney , the Count Basie Orchestra and Monty Alexander.
In the 1990s, Hamilton worked in the quartet of bassist John Clayton , went on tour with Oscar Peterson and played in Ray Brown's trio with Gene Harris and Benny Green and directed the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra with John and Jeff Clayton . He also worked with Diana Krall and led his own trio with bassist Christoph Luty and pianist Tamir Hendelman ; In 1999 the album Hamilton House was created on the Mons label.
Jeff Hamilton also worked on recordings by Ernestine Anderson , Dan Barrett , Dave Frishberg , Jacques Gauthé , Scott Hamilton , Atsuko Hashimoto , Cal Collins , Oliver Jones , Vic Lewis , George Shearing , Paul Kuhn and Mel Tormé .
Discographic notes
- Indiana (Concord, 1981)
- It's Hamilton Time (Lake, 1994)
- Live! (Mons, 1996)
- Best Things Happen (Azica, 2004)
- From Studio 4 (Azica, 2006)
- Catch Me If You Can (Capri, 2020), with Tamir Hendelman , Jon Hamar
Web links
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- Bielefeld catalog 1988 & 2002
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hamilton, Jeff |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz drummer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th August 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Richmond, Indiana |