Jeff is featured on the cover of the upcoming November issue of JazzTimes Magazine.

Jeff is featured on the June 2018 cover of Jazz Journal! Keith McDowall drew up a deck chair on the 2018 Celebrity Summit jazz cruise to talk with a modern veteran – Herman, Basie, Peterson, Alexander, Krall et al – of swing drumming (and a little reggae)! Subscribe to the[…]

It’s purely coincidental that drum master Jeff Hamilton and tenor sax star Scott Hamilton share the same last name. But the eventual teaming of their swinging sympatico seemed destined. As early as 1979, when both artists were on Concord Records, the label yearned to arrange the pairing but it never[…]

To truly grasp the progress of jazz is to hear how the music changed through its rhythmic component: from the phrasing of soloists, to the beats and grooves favored by the drummers. Many times it’s the drummers who understand best of where the music came from, and where it is[…]

Drum School Woodshed  |  BY JEFFREY LIEN IN THE WORLD OF JAZZ DRUMMING, very few can match the virtuosic qualities of Jeff Hamilton. A highly melodic and musical drummer, Hamilton has forged a successful career spanning over 40 years as a leader and sideman. Equally comfortable in big band and small group settings, Hamilton’s touch and dynamic sensitivity[…]