Hampton Hawes

Hampton Hawes
Hawes in Japan in 1953
Background information
Born
Hampton Barnett Hawes Jr.

(1928-11-13)November 13, 1928
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedMay 22, 1977(1977-05-22) (aged 48)
Los Angeles
GenresJazz, hard bop, soul jazz, bebop, West Coast jazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano
LabelsVault, Contemporary, Discovery, Fantasy

Hampton Barnett Hawes Jr. (November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977) was an American jazz pianist. He was the author of the memoir Raise Up Off Me, which won the Deems-Taylor Award for music writing in 1975.

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