Jan Hammer

Jan Hammer

Jan Hammer, Jr.

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In the collection

4 records
Spectrum Billy Cobham, 1973 Stanley Clarke Stanley Clarke, 1974 Wired Jeff Beck, 1976 The Best Of Tony Williams Tony Williams, 1980

Played with

Stanley Clarke 2 records together Anthony Williams 2 records together Jeff Beck 1 record together Billy Cobham 1 record together George Martin 1 record together Narada Michael Walden 1 record together Ed Greene 1 record together Charles Mingus 1 record together Leland Sklar 1 record together David Taylor 1 record together Garnett Brown 1 record together Jim Buffington 1 record together

About

Czech-American pianist, keyboardist, drummer, composer and bandleader. Owner of the Red Gate Studio, Kent, NY and Redgate Studios, Holmes, NY.

Born April 17, 1948 in Prague (former Czechoslovakia). Son of Czech jazz multi-instrumentalist and composer Jan Hammer and jazz vocalist Vlasta Průchová. U.S. resident since 1968. Best known for his soundtrack work, notably on the television series “Miami Vice”, and Czechoslovak pop-art fairytale “Šíleně smutná princezna” (The Incredibly Sad Princess, 1968).