Although one rarely hears of Hampton Hawes today hewas a significant presence on the jazz scene in the mid-50s then again from the mid-60s on until his death in1977. A direct descendant of bebop who ...

Hard bop pianist Hampton Hawes was born in Los Angeles on this date in 1928. His father was a Presbyterian preacher and his mother was the church's pianist. His interest in piano may have first begun ...

Millions of Americans found inspiration in John F. Kennedy’s 1961 inaugural address, but few responded more enthusiastically than jazz pianist Hampton Hawes. Hawes watched the speech from a federal ...

Tim Richards guides Alyn Shipton through the highlights of pianist Hampton Hawes' trio recordings, made with figures such as saxophonist Art Pepper. Show more In the 1950s, Hampton Hawes was the most ...