Jeff Hamilton Jazz Drummer

The DePaul University Jazz Ensemble With Jeff Hamilton Salutes Woody Herman

Celebrating the 100th birthday of big band jazz leader Woody Herman, the DePaul University Jazz Ensemble with drummer and Herman alumnus Jeff Hamilton plays eleven newly crafted arrangements of Woody s greatest hits from the 1940s and 1950s, capturing the swing and excitement of the great Woody Herman Herds.

Notable soloists include DePaul Jazz Studies faculty members Bob Lark, Mark Colby and Thomas Matta, and Jazz Ensemble student pianist Pete Benson, alto saxophonist Corbin Andrick, trombonist Bryan Tipps, baritone saxophonist Mark Hiebert, and bassist Matt Ulery. (From Amazon)