Orville Hammond

Whether performing as a solo artist, with his trio or with his chamber jazz group (trio plus string quartet), Orville Hammond is a dynamic performer with a high level of artistry. Hammond’s performances have been well received throughout Kentucky, the southeastern United States and internationally in Spain, Brazil, the Caribbean, and  at Switzerland’s Montreux Jazz Festival and other noteworthy venues. He has appeared with several major artists, including Tony Bennett, Bill Cosby, Gilberto Gil, Gary Burton, and Branford Marsalis. Hammond has been a soloist with the Louisville and Bohuslav Martinu Philharmonic orchestras and with the Knoxville Symphony.

A recipient of the Kentucky Arts Council’s Al Smith Fellowship for music composition, Hammond has also received a Jazz Research Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts and numerous awards for jazz and classical performances. His compositions have premiered in Martinique, the Czech Republic and New York City.

The Orville Hammond Trio has been featured on Black Entertainment Television and Jamaica’s Ocho Rios Jazz festival, and opened this millennium with a New York debut at Carnegie Hall.