JazzPlus Blues, Bop and Ballads: Jay Hoggard Quartet at Ginny's Supper Club

Vibraphonist-composer Jay Hoggard seamlessly blends Gospel roots with African/Caribbean rhythms and the three B’s of the jazz tradition (Blues, Bop, Ballads). Jay's music is positive, spiritual, uplifting, and happy. He draws on traditional and contemporary musical vocabulary to develop new directions for the vibraphone and marimba. Original innovations in songs and extended compositions frame his virtuoso mallet improvisations.

Jay Hoggard has recorded 22 CDs as a leader, including CHRISTMAS VIBES ALL THRU THE YEAR, SOLO FROM TWO SIDES, SOULAR POWER, SWING EM GATES, THE RIGHT PLACE, and SONGS OF SPIRITUAL LOVE. His work has been featured internationally on radio, television, and film. Jay has performed in many of the world's finest music venues with jazz greats Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Tito Puente, Kenny Burrell, Bill Cosby, Dr. Billy Taylor, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Bobby Hutcherson, Hilton Ruiz, and many others. Jay Hoggard is an Adjunct Full Professor at his alma mater, Wesleyan University in Connecticut, where he directs the Jazz Orchestra and has mentored hundreds of students for over twenty years....

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Vibraphonist-composer Jay Hoggard seamlessly blends Gospel roots with African/Caribbean rhythms and the three B’s of the jazz tradition (Blues, Bop, Ballads). Jay's music is positive, spiritual, uplifting, and happy. He draws on traditional and contemporary musical vocabulary to develop new directions for the vibraphone and marimba. Original innovations in songs and extended compositions frame his virtuoso mallet improvisations.

Jay Hoggard has recorded 22 CDs as a leader, including CHRISTMAS VIBES ALL THRU THE YEAR, SOLO FROM TWO SIDES, SOULAR POWER, SWING EM GATES, THE RIGHT PLACE, and SONGS OF SPIRITUAL LOVE. His work has been featured internationally on radio, television, and film. Jay has performed in many of the world's finest music venues with jazz greats Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Tito Puente, Kenny Burrell, Bill Cosby, Dr. Billy Taylor, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Bobby Hutcherson, Hilton Ruiz, and many others. Jay Hoggard is an Adjunct Full Professor at his alma mater, Wesleyan University in Connecticut, where he directs the Jazz Orchestra and has mentored hundreds of students for over twenty years.

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