Calvin Hill, bass!
CALVIN HILL:
Bassist, Composer, Arranger, Educator
Born:
June 27, 1945; Bridgeport, Connecticut; started the study of music at 10 years of
age; played trumpet, trombone, and saxophone in school bands; switched to bass last
year of high school.
Education:
received a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education from Berklee College of Music; received a Master of Special Education from Hunter College; private studies with
bassist Richard Davis.
Experience
Performance:
McCoy Tyner, Pharaoh Sanders, Max Roach, George Coleman, Betty Carter,
Jr. Mance, Joanne Brackeen, Barry Harris, Chet Baker, Billy Eckstine, Thad Jones-
Mel Lewis Orch., Sonny Stitt, Gloria Lynn, James Moody, Lee Konitz, Marlena
Shaw, Larry Coryell
Recordings:
Max Roach, McCoy Tyner, Pharaoh Sanders, Barry Harris, Lee Konitz, Lou
Donaldson, Jr. Mance, Hugh Lawson, Michael Carvin, Enrico Rava
Radio, T.V., Movies:
First Women's Jazz Festival [Italian T.V.]; "Cotton Club" [movie soundtrack];
"Jazz in America" [P.B.S.T.V.]; "Jazz Alive" [N.P.R.. Radio]
Theater:
"Bing Crosby Show" [his final N.Y. Broadway appearance];
"French Dressing" [Off Broadway production];
"Jazz Set"[Off Broadway Production].
Teaching:
U. of Massachusetts [Clinician];
International Art of Jazz [Artist in residence];
Long Island U. [Adjunct Professor];
Housatonic Community College [Adjunct Professor];
New York City Public Schools [Music Teacher];
Bergen County, New Jersey [Special Education Teacher].