Biography

Two generations of fans have loved Jan Hammer's music--those who missed out on his Mahavishnu Orchestra years probably know him from his mega-selling MIAMA VICE soundtrack work. The Czech Republic-born child prodigy won a scholarship to Berklee College Of Music in Boston in 1968, and played with artists such as Elvin Jones and Sarah Vaughan before gaining widespread recognition as the keyboard player of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Hammer kicked off a solo career in '75 with a concept album based on the creation of the Earth, and shortly after collaborated with Jeff Beck on the acclaimed '76 outing WIRED. In the mid-'80s Hammer was hired to compose the score for the MIAMI VICE TV show, since then has balanced soundtrack work with solo projects, and has composed music for computer games.

Top Tracks

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• Black Sheep

• Crockett's Theme

• Don't You Know

• Forever Tonight

• Fourth Day/plants And Trees

• Goodbye

• Hooked On Love

• I'm Down

• I'm Talking To You

• Light/sun

• Line For Lyons

• Miami Vice Theme

• One Day

• Seeds

• Sixth Day - The People

• Too Much To Lose

• Waiting No More

• Who Are They?

Discography

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• Snapshots 1.2

  One Way Records

  1998

• Beyond the Mind's Eye

  Miramar

  1992

• Here to Stay

  Columbia

  1983

• Untold Passion

  1981

• Black Sheep

  Asylum

  1979

• Melodies

  Wounded Bird Records

  1977

• Live

  Columbia

  1977

• Oh Yeah?

  Wounded Bird Records

  1976

• Timeless

  ECM

  1975

• Maliny Maliny

  Promising/MPS

  1969