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Pursuing music as his career, Bob then went on to major in music at Butler University in Indianapolis, IN. Bob's music teacher, Richard Osborne, introduced him to the Indianapolis music scene. He was a steady at the The Embers and performed with comedians and singers, such as Frankie Lane, Eloise Laws, and Slappy White. On the jazz front, he performed with Pookie Johnson, Russell Webster and Royce Campbell. He was even fortunate at a young age to sit in with Wes Montgomery, during this time.
After several years, Bob moved back to New Jersey. Focusing on jazz, he performed in clubs around the NYC area, including the Village Corner, Surf Maid and Green Street. Vic Juris, Andy Fusco, Calvin Hill, Eddie Gladden and Bob Moses were among the musicians with whom he frequently performed. It was during this time and shortly after, Bob started doing record dates and recorded with some of the biggest R&B and disco artists of the 70's, including Gladys Knight, Donna Summer, Vanessa Williams, Fifth Dimension, The Tramps, and Samantha Sang. Over the last two decades, Bob has continued to stay true to his love of jazz. Living for a time in NYC and then San Diego, he's performed with many legendary and accomplished jazz musicians that have helped shape his playing style of today, including Joe Henderson, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Tal Farlow, Walt Weiskopf, Charlie Rouse, James Moody, Mundell Lowe, Frank Morgan, Tootie Heath, Lou Donaldson, Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFanco, Lynn Seaton, Attila Zoller, Holly Hoffman, Bob Magnusson, Don Menza, Bob Devos, Jeff Brillinger and Ron McClure.
Bob currently lives in Westchester County, NY. For more information on Bob Hamilton, contact us at Good Stuff Productions - [email protected]
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Bob Hamilton Trio: WixWax
by Michael P. Gladstone
Pianist Bob Hamilton has released a finely wrought debut album on Capri. WixWax is a piano trio album consisting of seven originals plus two standards. Originally from Newark, New Jersey, and a resident of San Diego for the past six years, Hamilton has been on the payroll of James Moody, Joe Henderson and Frank Morgan over the years. It is from Morgan that Hamilton's fast and feathery touch has been singled out and his interpretation of Thelonious Monk's “Ruby, My ...
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by Hrayr Attarian
One of the appeals of improvised music is that it can put an infinite number of fresh spins on familiar ideas and, sometimes, even infuse new themes with a familiar feel. Although Bob Hamilton's WixWax consists of mostly original (seven out of nine) tunes, the music has a very familiar yet fresh feel to it. It's essentially modern bop-based jazz that doesn't necessarily break new ground, but nevertheless has enough surprises and freshness to delight even the most discriminating ears.
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