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American jazz vibraphonist
Jay Hoggard
Jay Hoggard performs with Christopher Bakriges in the background on piano at College of the Elms in
Chicopee, Massachusetts on February 24, 2005.
Born (1954-09-24 ) September 24, 1954 (age 69)
Washington, D.C. Genres Jazz Occupation(s) Musician Instrument(s) Vibraphone Website
jayhoggard .com
Musical artist
Jay Hoggard (born September 24, 1954)
[1] is an American
jazz vibraphonist.
Biography
Jay Hoggard was raised in a religious family. He was born in
Washington, D.C. , but grew up in
Mount Vernon, New York . His mother taught him how to play piano at a young age.
[1] At the age of 15, he started to play the vibraphone.
[1]
Hoggard played piano and saxophone before turning to vibraphone.
[2] He worked with
Anthony Davis and
Leo Smith in the early 1970s in
New England .
[1] After moving to New York City in 1977, he worked again with Davis and with
Chico Freeman ,
Sam Rivers ,
Cecil Taylor ,
James Newton , and
Kenny Burrell .
[1] He has worked with vibraphonists such as
Lionel Hampton ,
Milt Jackson ,
Tito Puente and
Bobby Hutcherson .
Hoggard has played in venues in Africa, South America, Europe, Asia and the Caribbean. In the United States, he has performed at the
Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the
Lincoln Center in New York City, and the
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. He has performed at jazz festivals such in St. Lucia, Montreux, Mount Fuji, Pori, and Hartford, Connecticut. He has appeared on television on
CBS Sunday Morning and
BET Jazz .
Discography
As leader
Solo Vibraphone (India Navigation, 1979)
Days Like These (Arista GRP, 1979)
Rain Forest (Contemporary, 1981)
Under the Double Moon with Anthony Davis (MPS, 1981)
Mystic Winds, Tropic Breezes (India Navigation, 1982)
Riverside Dance (India Navigation, 1985)
Overview (Muse, 1989)
The Little Tiger (Muse, 1991)
The Fountain (Muse, 1992)
In the Spirit (Muse, 1993)
Love Is the Answer (Muse, 1994)
A Night in Greenwich Village (Muse, 1996)
Soular Power (JHVM, 2008)
As sideman
With
Ahmed Abdullah
With
Angelo Badalamenti
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (Warner Bros., 1992)
Twin Peaks: Season Two Music and More (David Lynch 2007)
With
Taylor Ho Bynum
Other Stories (Three Suites) (482 Music, 2005)
Enter the Plustet (Firehouse 12 2016)
With
Anthony Davis
With
Chico Freeman
With
James Newton
James Newton (Gramavision, 1983)
Luella (Gramavision, 1984)
The African Flower (Blue Note, 1985)
Romance and Revolution (Blue Note, 1987)
With others
Anthony Braxton ,
4 (Ensemble) Compositions 1992 (Black Saint, 1993)
Kenny Burrell ,
Guiding Spirit (Contemporary, 1990)
Color Me Badd ,
Time and Chance (Giant, 1993)
Will Downing , Come Together As One (Island, 1989)
Roberta Flack ,
Bustin' Loose (MCA, 1981)
Jerome Harris , In Passing (Muse, 1990)
Gerry Hemingway , Kwambe (Auricle, 1978)
Terumasa Hino , Spark (Somethin' Else, 1994)
Michael Gregory Jackson , Gifts (Arista Novus, 1979)
Oliver Lake ,
Talkin' Stick (Passin' Thru, 2000)
Candi Staton , Candi Staton (Warner Bros., 1980)
Clifford Thornton ,
Communications Network (Third World 1972)
References
International National Artists