TARDO HAMMER

Hard Bop / Post Bop • United States
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New York pianist Tardo Hammer is an adroit jazz musician with a bent toward sophisticated post-bop. Born in Queens in 1958, Hammer first began playing piano around age five. Although he also spent time learning clarinet and guitar, by his teens he was a dedicated pianist. In 1977, Hammer moved to Chelsea in Manhattan and began playing locally, drawing inspiration from such jazz legends as Barry Harris, Cedar Walton, Tommy Flanagan, and others. During the '80s, he often worked as a sideman, performing with artists like Lou Donaldson, Art Farmer, Lionel Hampton, and Johnny Griffin. He developed further as a leader in the '90s, touring with his own trio in Europe and Japan and backing artists like Abbey Lincoln, Conte Candoli, Annie Ross, and more. As a solo artist, Hammer debuted with Bopera House (1988), followed by Hammer Time (1999). Eventually settling back in New York, Hammer's recording output read more...
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TARDO HAMMER Hammer Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Hammer Time
Post Bop 1999
TARDO HAMMER Somethin' Special album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Somethin' Special
Hard Bop 2001
TARDO HAMMER Tardo's Tempo album cover 3.50 | 1 ratings
 Tardo's Tempo
Hard Bop 2004
TARDO HAMMER Look Stop and Listen: The Music of Tadd Dameron album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Look Stop and Listen: The Music of Tadd Dameron
Hard Bop 2007
TARDO HAMMER Swinging On A Star album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Swinging On A Star
Hard Bop 2017
TARDO HAMMER Right Now album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Right Now
Post Bop 2024

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TARDO HAMMER Simple Pleasure album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Simple Pleasure
Hard Bop 2013
TARDO HAMMER Tardo Hammer & Peter Washington : Live at Mezzrow album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Tardo Hammer & Peter Washington : Live at Mezzrow
Hard Bop 2017

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