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| Jay Hoggard Quintet@ Grant's Tomb July 14 7:00-8:30pm "Jay Hoggard brings all of these strands together in his music: deep and reverent jazz and African-American cultural history, a connection to the music's wellsprings in Africa, and a willingness to go off in new and unexpected directions… There's a warmth and stately poise to his playing as a well as ample harmonic and rhythmic sophistication." JOHN ADAMIAN HARTFORD COURANT Vibraphonist, Composer Jay Hoggard's music has touched the hearts and souls of listeners around Planet Earth for 40 years. Jay Hoggard has long ranked with the greatest vibraphone innovators. Jay's music is positive, spiritual, uplifting, and happy. He masterfully draws on traditional and contemporary musical vocabulary to develop new directions for the vibraphone. Jay seamlessly blends jazz and gospel roots with African marimba rhythms. His performance repertoire represents the three B's of the jazz tradition (Blues, Bop, Ballads) with original innovations. Born in Washington, DC, Jay Hoggard was raised in Mt. Vernon, New York in a religious family. Jay Hoggard has recorded 22 CD's as a leader and over 50 as a collaborator. His newest recording, on the JHVM label, is HARLEM HIEROGLYPHS. As a performer, Jay Hoggard has toured the globe to rave reviews. He has performed in major venues, jazz festivals, colleges, universities, churches, galleries, libraries, and clubs throughout the United States, Africa, Europe, South America, the Caribbean, and Asia. Jay has been featured on radio and television nationally and internationally. He led a quintet on an extensive tour sponsored by the United States government to North Africa, the Middle East and India. Jay performed in special concert collaborations with vibraphone masters Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Tito Puente and Bobby Hutcherson. Jay Hoggard is also a tenured Professor of Music at his alma mater, Wesleyan University. For over 25 years, he has been the director of the Wesleyan Jazz Orchestra and has taught and mentored thousands of students. write your comments about the article :: © 2021 Jazz News :: home page |