Jazz It Up! Bobby

The Full Circle Jazz Ensemble will deliver some of Bob Hammer’s arrangements in production at the Meydenbauer Theater. 

Ken Wiley, KPLU's 'Art of Jazz' dj will emcee, vocalist Stephanie Porter will sing, tap dancer Tim Hickey will dance and Maureen Munoz and Wladidmir will latin dance in this wonderful show.

This concert will celebrate Mr. Hammer’s 60 + years in the American music industry and service as a fundraiser/benefit for him, to help him with costs incurred from a recent major surgery.

Pianist, Bob Hammer has had a major hand in the American Jazz Scene for over sixty years. He has arranged and played for legends such as Gene Krupa, Lionel Hampton, and Charles Mingus (Mingus referred to Bob as his, “Beethoven”). 

Keynote Speaker Ken Wiley of KPLU’s ‘Art of Jazz’, says, “...it is about the art of jazz, and Bob Hammer is a true artist”  

The Full Circle Jazz Ensemble, 11 piece with:

Eric Verlinde - piano  

Andy Zadrozny - bass

Garey Williams - drums

Nathaniel Paul-Schleimer, Jack Klitzman and Galen Green (Nearly Dan) - woodwinds

Bobby Medina and Ron Barrow - trumpets

Bill Anthony - trombone

Johnny Conga - percussion

Frank Seeberger - guitar