Fred Hamilton

I am an improvising musician. Making things up and creating new music that Jesus gives me is my life's work and gift. I love all styles but my heart is deeply rooted in jazz in its' many varieties. I am also passionate about the improvised music of India. I have played with too many people to name them all, but some of my favorites have been: The Earl Harvin Trio (Dave Palmer, Earl Harvin and me), Brahmah (Ed Smith, Poovalur Sriji, Jamal Mohamed, and me), Ed Soph and all of the UNT Faculty, Marc Seales, Woody Witt, Tim Hagans, J.T. Bates, Lyles West, Bill Frisell, Joe Lovano, Don Alias, Dave Liebman, Spike Robinson, Kenny Wheeler, Art Lande, Cedar Walton, Joe LoCascio to name a few. There have been years of gigs with many other great players in places I have lived: Denton (Dallas), Denver, Montreal, Nova Scotia (Antigonish and Halifax) and Bowling Green (Toledo, OH).I am a professor of jazz studies at the University of North Texas and have been there since 1989. In what seems like other lifetimes I have taught at Concordia University in Montreal, St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia and Bowling Green State University in Ohio. In the summers I am on the faculty of the Jamey Aebersold Jazz Workshops at the University of Louisville. I have recorded a lot of albums on both guitar and bass and have books and music published by Mel Bay and Alfred. I endorse D'Addario strings and Ed Schaefer guitars. You can check out some free video lessons at www.daddariostrings.com.