Jan Hammer
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Biography
[Edit]To pop music fans, keyboardist Jan Hammer is best known for his work on the soundtrack of the stylish '80s cop series Miami Vice. But Hammer also achieved considerable success in the jazz fusion world, both on his own and as a charter member of John McLaughlin's legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra. Though jazz purists often decry major portions of his solo work, Hammer has undeniably left his mark, both musically and commercially.
A native of Prague, in what was then Czechoslovakia, Hammer was born into a musical family (on April 17, 1948) and began studying piano at age four. By age 14, he was working with a touring and recording jazz ensemble that also included future Weather Report member Miroslav Vitous. Hammer studied theory and composition at the Prague Academy of Muse Arts, but when the Soviet Union invaded Czechoslovakia in 1968, he emigrated to the U.S. After attending the Berklee School of Music, he landed a year-long touring engagement with Sarah Vaughan as both keyboardist and conductor. In 1970, Hammer settled in Manhattan and recorded as a sideman with Elvin Jones and Jeremy Steig. The following year, he joined the Mahavishnu Orchestra, appearing on landmark fusion albums like The Inner Mounting Flame and Birds of Fire. After the group disbanded at the end of 1973, Hammer reunited with Mahavishnu violinist Jerry Goodman for the album Like Children (1974). Hammer released The First Seven Days himself in 1975, and he assembled a backing unit called the Jan Hammer Group for the supporting tour. The Hammer Group recorded prolifically over the next two years, including collaborations with guitarist Jeff Beck, and their brand of fusion shifted towards R&B-styled grooves. After 1978's Melodies, Hammer disbanded the group and recorded a true solo album, Black Sheep, playing all the instruments himself. In short order, though, he formed another backing band, this one called simply Hammer.
The early '80s found Hammer working with, among others, Al DiMeola (Electric Rendezvous) and Journey guitarist Neal Schon (Untold Passions and Here to Stay), as well as supporting Jeff Beck in the studio. Hammer was becoming increasingly involved in pop/rock session collaborations, and by 1984, he had already moved into composition for television and film as well, debuting as a soundtrack composer with the film A Night in Heaven. His big break in this arena came when the producers of a new MTV-style police series called Miami Vice tapped him as weekly score composer. When a soundtrack album was released in 1985, including several Hammer compositions as well as rock songs featured in the series, Hammer's driving opening theme music hit number one on the pop singles charts, the first TV theme to do so since 1976. The album was a worldwide success, and "Miami Vice Theme" won Hammer two Grammys (Best Pop Instrumental Performance and Best Instrumental Composition).
Hammer remained involved with Miami Vice until 1988, when he retired to upstate New York to construct a home studio and return to solo recording. The first result was Snapshots, issued in 1989, another true solo album on which Hammer performed every note himself. Subsequently, Hammer rededicated himself to soundtrack composition, including 1992's acclaimed computer-animation project Beyond the Mind's Eye. 1994's Drive became Hammer's first non-soundtrack recording in five years; for the remainder of the decade, Hammer continued his profitable work for TV, film, commercials, and even video games.
Title: Escape from Television
Artist: Jan Hammer
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Seasons Pt. 2
Artist: Jan Hammer
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Synth Pop, Instrumental, Instrumental, Fusion
Title: Miami Vice: The Complete Collection
Artist: Jan Hammer
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Miami Vice - The Complete Collection (Original Soundtrack) (CD1)
Artist: Jan Hammer
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Turtles (Live At Domicile Vintage 1968)
Artist: Jan Hammer, George Mraz, Olaf Kübler / Olaf Kubler, Cees See
Genre: Jazz
Title: Crockett's Theme (Airdream Rework) (Single)
Artist: Jan Hammer
Genre: Electronica, Uplifting House, Trance
Title: Untold Passion & Here to Stay
Artist: Jan Hammer, Neal Schon
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Pop
Title: Miami Vice (Original Soundtrack) (CD2)
Artist: Jan Hammer
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Miami Vice (Original Soundtrack) (CD3)
Artist: Jan Hammer
Genre: Electronica, Rock, Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Collections
Title: Retro Nostalgia 90 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: I Love Hits 80's 90's Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The Best Of 80-90 (CD1)
Genre: Club/Dance, Disco House
Title: RTL - I Like The 80s (CD1)
Title: The 80-90’ Retro Hits (CD1)
Title: 100 Hits: Drivetime
Title: 100 Nr. 1 Hits, Volume 1
Title: FabricLive 38: Craze
Genre: Breakbeat , Electronica, House, Techno
Title: Die Hit-Giganten - Instrumental Hits (CD1)
Genre: Jazz, Rock, Pop, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: The Soul Of Science 3
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, House, Soul, Jazz, Acid Jazz, Funk
Title: I Like The 80's (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Pop & Rock Klub 80 - Vol. 03 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: '80s Pop # 1's
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Disco, Pop
Title: The Synthesizer Hits
Genre: Electronica, Synth Pop
Title: 80’s Movie Hits (Original Soundtrack) (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Jazz District Fusion
Genre: Jazz
Title: Trax Sampler 139
Genre: Electronica
Title: Magic Instrumental Music Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Spacesynth 4ever 2016 (CD01)
Genre: Synth Pop
Title: 80s Gonna Get Inches
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, New Wave
Title: The Best Hits 80s-90s 2015 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: All Time Hits Real Inside (CD1)
Genre: Rock, New Wave, Reggae, Latin, Country, Pop, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: 80s Blockbusters - Ministry Of Sound (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Gospel, New Wave, Country, Synth Pop, Funk
Title: Boom-Box - Changed The World (CD1)
Genre: Dancefloor, Disco, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Classics Of Instrumental Music 2017 (CD2)
Genre: Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Electric Dreams 2017 (CD1)
Genre: Industrial, Electro, New Wave, Synth Pop, EBM
Title: Electronic 80s - Ministry Of Sound (CD3)
Genre: Electronica, Disco
Title: Pool Party (Universal Music Enterprises)
Genre: Eurodance, Electropop, Synth Pop, Alternative, Indie, Classical, Dubstep
Title: Celebrate The 80s Volume 2 (CD2)
Genre: Post Disco, Soul, Blues, Gospel, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Country, Disco, Synth Pop, Folk
Title: Best Electronic Of All Time 2020 (CD2)
Genre: Electronica
Title: Best Electronic Of All Time 2020 (CD2)
Genre: House, Electro, Electronic Hardcore
Title: I Heart 80s (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, New Wave, Disco, Synth Pop, Alternative, Funk
Title: '80s Pop Number 1's
Title: NOW Thats What I Call Music! 6
Genre: New Wave, Reggae, Italo Disco, Synth Pop, Funk, Indie, Classical
Title: Very Very Very Slow Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Blues Rock
Title: The Hits Album: The Electronic Album 4CD 2020 (CD3)
Genre: Hard NRG, Jazz, Rock, New Wave, World Music, Disco, Synth Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Indie
Title: Jazz Rock Essentials (CD2)
Title: NOW That's What I Call Electronic (CD3)
Genre: Electro, Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: The # 1 80s Synth Pop 2022 (CD3)
Genre: Synth Pop
Title: NOW Yearbook '85 Extra (CD2)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Alternative Rock, Indie Rock, New Wave, Psychedelic Rock, Rock & Roll, Dancefloor, Latin, Disco, Pop Rock, Synth Pop
Title: Synthscapes Vol. 40
Genre: Electronica
Title: Estrellas De Los 80 Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Rock, Punk Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Dirty & Beautiful, Vol. 2
Artist: Gary Husband
Genre: Jazz, Avant Garde Jazz, Rock, Progressive Rock, Classical
Title: Hity 50. Let 3
Artist: + /, Miloš Kopecký / Milos Kopecky, Rudolf Cortés / Rudolf Cortes, Milan Chladil, Karel Duda
Genre: Pop
Title: Peter Kruder - Private Collection
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Electronica, Jazz, Free Jazz, Dancefloor
Title: Blank & Jones Present - So80s 8 (So Eighties) (CD3)
Artist: Blank & Jones
Title: Ministry Of Sound Anthems Electronic 80s (CD2)
Artist: Ministry Of Sound
Genre: Electronica, Club/Dance, Disco, Nu Disco, Pop
Title: Speechless (The Instrumental Compilation Vol. 1)
Artist: Various Artists