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Join Jazz Outreach Initiative’s acclaimed Jazz Vegas Orchestra as they welcome featured guest drum legend, Jeff Hamilton! Plus, there’s always an exciting surprise or two you can surely count on with a Jazz Vegas Orchestra show!ABOUT JEFF HAMILTON
Jeff Hamilton was born in Richmond, Indiana. He attended Indiana University and later studied with John Von Ohlen. Hamilton was influenced by Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Mel Lewis, “Philly” Joe Jones, and Shelly Manne. In 1974, he got his first big break playing with the New Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. He then joined Lionel Hampton’s Band until 1975 when he, along with bassist John Clayton, became members of the Monty Alexander Trio. He attained a childhood goal in 1977 when he joined Woody Herman and the Thundering Herd, with whom he made several recordings. In 1978, he was offered a position in the L.A.4. with Ray Brown, Bud Shank, and Laurindo Almeida. He recorded 6 albums with the L.A.4.
From 1983-1987, he performed with Ella Fitzgerald, the Count Basie Orchestra, Rosemary Clooney, and Monty Alexander. Hamilton began his association with the Ray Brown Trio in 1988 and left in March of 1995 to concentrate on his own trio. From 1990-1995, he was also a member of the Oscar Peterson Quartet w/Herb Ellis and Ray Brown. Jeff has released several trio CDs, including the most recent Catch Me If You Can, and a holiday recording Merry and Bright. The Los Angelous Jazz Society named Hamilton and his musical partner John Clayton musicians of the year for 2006. Hamilton has toured with his own trio, the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, and Diana Krall. The latest CHJO recording LA Treasures was nominated for a GRAMMY. Hamilton has been on more than 300 recordings with artists such as Ray Brown, Natalie Cole, Diana Krall, Milt Jackson, Rosemary Clooney, Barbra Streisand, Mel Torme, John Pizzarelli, Benny Carter, Lalo Schifrin, George Shearing, Dr. John, Clark Terry, Gene Harris, Toshiko Akioshi, Scott Hamilton, Harry “Sweets” Edison, Keely Smith, Bill Holman, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Paul McCartney, Queen Latifah, Gladys Knight, Mark Murphy, Wilford Brimley and Scott Hamilton. He appeared in Diana Krall’s Live in Paris and Rio DVDs. He also appeared in Natalie Cole’s Great Performances PBS special, Unforgettable, and an Oscar Peterson documentary Life In The Key Of Oscar. He is a four-time winner of Modern Drummer magazine Readers’ Poll.
In 2014, Hamilton was inducted into The Jazz Cruise Hall of Fame. Along with John and Gerald Clayton, Jeff was the 2017 Monterey Jazz Festival Artist In Residence and recipient of the 2018 Louis Armstrong award from the Sarasota Jazz Society. Jeff currently focuses on performing with The Jeff Hamilton Trio, The Clayton/Hamilton Jazz Orchestra, and Akiko Tsuruga in an Organ Trio.
ABOUT JAZZ OUTREACH INITIATIVE AND THE JAZZ VEGAS ORCHESTRA
The Jazz Vegas Orchestra is one of the most prolific and exciting big bands packing venues with over two dozen performances per year. Composed of the area’s most renowned jazz musicians, the Jazz Vegas Orchestra is presented by Jazz Outreach Initiative whose mission serves nearly 10,000 local kids annually through its mission, “Connecting the language of music to the language of life through education, outreach and performances.” Through its affiliation with the legendary Jazz at Lincoln Center, JOI presents several programs both created locally and licensed by JALC reaching students across Southern Nevada and beyond. Even the Jazz Vegas Orchestra’s performances often include educational components for its adult audiences including brief descriptions and histories of the songs it curates for each performance. The Jazz Vegas Orchestra achieved national recognition through its album, “A JOIful Noizz” (titled under JVO’s former name, JOI Jazz Orchestra) which is still sold in CD format and available for download on all streaming platforms. Recognized as one of the nation’s top jazz institutions, Jazz Outreach Initiative was founded in spring 2017 by Maestros Kenny Rampton and Gary Cordell and is a GuideStar Platinum Shield-rated 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit organization supporting music education through the generosity of donors.
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