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Music Appreciation

Dyedinthewoolliberal

(15,584 posts) Wed Apr 17, 2024, 09:33 AM Apr 17

Jan Hammer has a birthday today.

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Jan Hammer has a birthday today. (Original Post) Dyedinthewoolliberal Apr 17 OP

1977 Chicago. Layzeebeaver Apr 17 #1

Important To Me ProfessorGAC Apr 17 #2

This is Jan Hammer's best album, this is just one of the songs, but this is high class music from a musical genius. Escurumbele Apr 17 #3

Layzeebeaver

(1,631 posts)

1. 1977 Chicago.

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 09:44 AM

Apr 17

Jan hammer along with Jeff beck

First concert ever for me.

The “fog” was thick in the upper balcony.

ProfessorGAC

(65,136 posts)

2. Important To Me

Reply to Dyedinthewoolliberal (Original post)

Wed Apr 17, 2024, 04:36 PM

Apr 17

The way he used the pitch & mod wheels on his synths influenced me tremendously.
I couldn't play a synth solo without using them. The way Jan used them made me consider those tools as part & parcel of synth playing.

Escurumbele

(3,401 posts)

3. This is Jan Hammer's best album, this is just one of the songs, but this is high class music from a musical genius.