Jeff Hamilton Trio – Live From San Pedro shot to the top position on the Jazz Radio Airplay Chart in early March, 2018! It has now been occupying the #1 slot for 4 weeks!
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Jeff Wins 2018 Satchmo Award!
The Jazz Club of Sarasota established the Satchmo Award, its most prestigious honor, in 1987 to honor those who have made a “Unique and Enduring Contribution to the Living History of Jazz … Our Original Art Form.” This year the Jazz Club proudly presents the Satchmo to Jeff Hamilton, the[…]
Monterey Jazz Festival Review Features Jeff Hamilton!
Excerpt from: Monterey Jazz Festival 2017: Story of Some Grooves by Andrew Gilbert ‘Opening Saturday evening’s Main Arena action, the premiere of John Clayton’s “Stories of a Groove: Conception, Evolution, Celebration” was the festival’s centerpiece. Having seen just about every commissioned work since Monterey’s artistic director, Tim Jackson, reinstated the[…]
2017 Artist in Residence at the Monterey Jazz Festival!
Monterey Jazz Festival’s Artist-In-Residence works year-round with young musicians in performances and clinics at our Next Generation Jazz Festival, Summer Jazz Camp, and at the Monterey Jazz Festival. Over the Festival’s history, artists have had an informal role in the production and artistic selection of the festival, including John Lewis,[…]
Cover Boy
Jeff’s image graces the cover of another prestigious drum magazine! For over 15 years Classic Drummer Magazine has been chronicling the important contributions of music’s great drummers. Our mission is to help assure that the backbeat that has fueled the music of generations will not fade from memory, and that[…]
Jeff Introducing Sabian’s Hammertone Collection Personally!
Don’t miss this chance to hear Jeff Hamilton play his Hammertone collection at a SABIAN Hand Select Boutique near you! Complete List of Appearance Dates To learn more about the Hammertone collection from Crescent, please visit: www.sabian.com/crescent
Sabian Revives Crescent Hammertone Signature Cymbals
Sabian is proud to announce a continued commitment to old-world cymbal excellence with the relaunch of Crescent Cymbals – a series of traditionally-crafted instruments that are thin, dark, complex and always musical. Starting June 1, 2016, the new Sabian Crescent line will include Hammertone, Stanton Moore and Elements models, available for purchase exclusively[…]
Jeff Hamilton: Swinging Support
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[…]
Crescent “Hammertone Series” Cymbals Coming Soon!
Co-owner of Crescent Cymbals, Jeff Hamilton, is excited about the sale of Crescent to Sabian Cymbals. In 2015, Jeff spent two separate weeks in Meductic, Canada to assist Andy Zildjian, Mark Love and the entire Sabian staff while perfecting his “Hammertone Series”. He is currently playing these new prototypes and is[…]
Trio Achieves “First” With Two CDs Tied At #3!
The Jeff Hamilton Trio achieved a “first” in Dec. 2015 when two cds they recorded were tied at #3 on the Jazz Radio Charts. The cds are Scott Hamilton & The Jeff Hamilton Trio – Live In Bern and This Happy Madness – Cory Weeds & The Jeff Hamilton Trio.