Dr. Linley Hamilton
Born17 March 1965
Belfast, Northern Ireland
GenresJazz
Instrument(s)Trumpet, flugelhorn
LabelsTeddy D Records, LYTE Records
Websitelinleyhamilton.com

Linley Hamilton (born 17 March 1965) is a musician, educator and broadcaster from Northern Ireland. He is a Dr. of Jazz Performance and Lecturer of Music at Ulster University Magee.[1] He presents Jazz World with Linley Hamilton on BBC Radio Ulster[2] and leads his own jazz quintet playing trumpet and flugelhorn.[3] Hamilton's associations as a session musician include Van Morrison,[4] Jacqui Dankworth,[5] Andrew Strong and Paul Brady.[6] He has 5 studio albums and is curator of the internationally acclaimed Jazz venue, Magy’s Farm in County Down, Northern Ireland. His current band is made up of Adam Nussbaum drums, Mark Egan bass, Cian Boylan piano and Derek DOC O’Connor. His wife Maggie is an author specialising in nature writing and they host a mini-Donkey Sanctuary at their farm.

Discography

  • Up To Now (2003)
  • Taylor Made (2011)
  • In Transition (2014)
  • Making other Arrangements (2018)
  • For the Record (2020)
  • Ginger’s Hollow (2023)


References

  1. ↑ Patterson, Ian (17 April 2018). "Linley Hamilton: Strings Attached". All About Jazz. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jazz World with Linley Hamilton". BBC Radio Ulster. Retrieved 11 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "'Linley Hamilton Taylor Made Review'". BBC Music Magazine. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "'Linley Hamilton, Taylor Made', The List". Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "'Linley Hamilton 'Taylor Made' review'". Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "'Vicar Street, Paul Brady". Retrieved 18 May 2012.
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