Jan Hammer

keyboards, synthesizers, drums · 1948 · Prague

Czech keyboardist who settled in the United States after the 1968 crackdown, a founding member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra from 1971 to 1973. He then led his own group and later composed for television.

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Styles

• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk
• Jazz in film and on screen

Landmark tracks

• Miami Vice Theme (1985)

Sources

• Source

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