Jake Hanna | |
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 Hanna at the West Texas Jazz Party, Midland, Texas | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 4, 1931 Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | February 12, 2010 (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Drums |
| Years active | 1950s–1990s |
| Labels | Concord Jazz |
| Spouse | Denisa [1] |
| External videos | |
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 Oral History, Jake Hanna reflects on the fun he had with the great musicians in the Harry James band. Interview date February 24, 2006, NAMM Oral History Library |
Jake Hanna (April 4, 1931[2] – February 12, 2010)[1] was an American jazz drummer.
He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States.[2] Hanna first performed in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the house drummer at Storyville nightclub in Boston, Massachusetts for a number of years in the 1950s and 1960s.[2] He played with Toshiko Akiyoshi (1957), Maynard Ferguson (1958), Marian McPartland (1959–61), and Woody Herman's Orchestra (1962–64).[2] He appears with the Mort Lindsey Orchestra on Judy Garland's multi Grammy Award-winning live album, Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961). He did extensive work as a studio musician both in and out of jazz, including a period as the drummer for the big band of the Merv Griffin Show (1964–75).[2] He recorded several albums with Carl Fontana for Concord Jazz in the mid-1970s and also played in Supersax.[2] Later in his career he did much work as a sideman for Concord.[3]
Hanna died on February 12, 2010, in Los Angeles, California, of complications from blood disease. He was aged 78.[1]
- ^ a b c "Jake Hanna obituary". The Guardian. 2 May 2010. Retrieved July 27, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 188/9. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Jake Hanna | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 31, 2016.