Slide Hampton
American trombonist (1932–2021)
Locksley Wellington "Slide" Hampton (April 21, 1932 – November 18, 2021) was an American jazz trombonist, composer and arranger.[1] As his nickname implies, Hampton's main instrument was slide trombone, but he also occasionally played tuba and flugelhorn.
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 Hampton at Jerusalem Jazz Festival | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Locksley Wellington Hampton |
| Born | April 21, 1932 Jeannette, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 18, 2021 (aged 89) Orange, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Trombone, Tuba, Flugelhorn |
| Years active | 1950s–2021 |
| Labels | MCG Jazz, Atlantic, Epic |
| Website | www |
Hampton taught at Harvard, artist-in-residence in 1981,[2] the University of Massachusetts, DePaul University in Chicago, and Indiana State University.
Hampton died on November 18, 2021 at his home in Orange, New Jersey at the age of 89.[3]
References
change- ↑ Larkin, Colin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Guinness, page 1818, (1995)
- ↑ Harvard Jazz Band, 1981
- ↑ "Slide Hampton, trombonist who also made a lasting impression as a master arranger, is dead at 89". wbgo.org. 2021-11-22. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
Other websites
change- Slide Hampton Website Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine
- Official Slide Hampton™ Webstore Archived 2016-11-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Slide Hampton™ EPK Archived 2016-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Slide Hampton discography at JazzDiscography.com
- Slide Hampton at The Trombone Page of the World
- Trombone.org: Slide Hampton Archived 2011-01-06 at the Wayback Machine
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