Scott Hammond (musician)
- Progressive rock
- folk rock
- hard rock
- blues rock
- pop
- jazz
- Jethro Tull
- Ian Anderson band
Scott Hammond (born 4 June 1973) is an English drummer. He plays with Ian Anderson[1] (the leader and frontman of British Rock band Jethro Tull) and has also toured and recorded with Jethro Tull itself.[2] He has been described as a "Jazz drummer with rock influences".[3]
Early years
Hammond was born in Bristol, England, UK. He started to learn the drums when he was 14 years old[4] and later studied at The City of Leeds College of Music for three years, and also with Dave Hassell for two years.
Ian Anderson
Since April 2010 Hammond has primarily been touring internationally with Ian Anderson, rock flautist of Jethro Tull.[5] Recordings with Ian Anderson have included Thick As a Brick 2[6] album (released in April 2012) - the sequel to Jethro Tull's 1972 album Thick As A Brick.[7] Hammond's touring with the band has included the "Thick As A Brick" 2012/13 world tour, the 2014/15 Homo Erraticus world tour, Jethro Tull - The Rock Opera and Jethro Tull's 50th Anniversary tour in 2018.[8]
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Jethro Tull
In March 2011 Hammond toured with Jethro Tull in Ireland. This tour featured Martin Barre on guitar, David Goodier on bass, John O'Hara on keyboards and Ian Anderson on flute, guitar and vocals. From 2017 he is in a new line-up of Jethro Tull.
Hammond said in an interview: "I wouldn't describe myself as a prog rock drummer although it's obviously a part of what I do. My rock roots are based in bands like Deep Purple although I have always enjoyed listening to Jethro Tull's Minstrel in the Gallery since I was a teenager."[9]
In the book "The Ballad of Jethro Tull", Hammond said "What attracted me (to Jethro Tull) was the variation in dynamics and the quirky arrangements. It was exciting."[10]
Hammond's first studio album with Jethro Tull, The Zealot Gene, was released on 28 January 2022.[11] He also played on Jethro Tull's 23rd album RökFlöte which was released on April 21, 2023.
Freelance career
The majority of Hammond's working life has been jazz and funk based. He plays very regularly with his own band JINGU BANG and also with the jazz organ trio The Hopkins-Hammond Trio. Other artists he has worked with include Ruth Hammond, Bruce Dickinson, Greg Lake, Justin Hayward, Tina May, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Herb Geller, Bobby Wellins, Pee Wee Ellis, Phil King and Limahl. More recently Hammond has featured on four albums by UK based trumpeter Ben Thomas[12] with Thomas & Muse.[13]
Hammond was voted 5th best rock drummer in the world in the 2022 MusicRadar Awards (public vote) [14]
Discography
Year | Artist | Title | Type | Label | Peak chart position | ||
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US | UK | Germany | |||||
2002 | Ruth Hammond | All The Good Things[15] | Studio Album | Tenterhook Records | |||
2006 | Gary Bamford | JADJ[16] | Studio Album | Kintu Records | |||
2006 | The Forster King Band | Keep The Music Playing | Studio Album | Unsigned | |||
2007 | Ilya | Somerset | Studio Album | CDBY | |||
2008 | Azhar Saffar | Out There | Studio Album | 33 Jazz | |||
2008 | Denny Ilett | Calling The Children Home | Studio Album | Nugene | |||
2009 | Phil King | They Come And They Go | Studio Album | Ragtag Records | |||
2009 | Thomas & Muse[17] | We All Fall Down[18] | Studio Album | mtheart | |||
2011 | Thomas & Muse[17] | Dark Scrawls[19] | Studio Album | safehouse | |||
2011 | Colman Brothers[20] | Another Brother | 7" single | Wah Wah 45s | |||
2011 | Colman Brothers | Colman Brothers | Studio Album | Wah Wah 45s | |||
2012 | Ian Anderson | Thick As a Brick 2[21] | Studio Album | Chrysalis/EMI Records | 55 | 35 | 13 |
2013 | Thomas & Muse | Within This World Within My Mind | Studio Album | Safe House | |||
2014 | Ian Anderson | Homo Erraticus[22] | Studio Album | Kscope | 14 | 13 | |
2014 | Ian Anderson | Thick as a Brick - Live in Iceland[23] | Live Album | Eagle Records | |||
2015 | Thomas & Muse | Dead Horses and Divorces | Studio Album | Safe House | |||
2018 | Gary Alesbrook | Jazz In The Movies | Studio Album | Gary Alesbrook | |||
2022 | Jethro Tull | The Zealot Gene | Studio Album | InsideOutMusic | 10 | 9 | 4 |
2023 | Jethro Tull | RökFlöte | Studio Album | InsideOutMusic | 24 | 17 | 4 |
References
- ^ "Ian Anderson - Banker Bets, Banker Wins - Official Video". Youtube.com. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Biography at the Official Jethro Tull Website". J-tull.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ Thomas, Wolfgang; Kevin Thomas (2012). Jethro Tull Over Germany. Siegen rock Museum. p. 244. ISBN 978-3-00-037254-4.
- ^ "Scott Hammond's personal website". Scotthammond.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Jethro Tull Board". Thejethrotullboard.proboards.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Thick as a Brick 2 article on davidsmith.com". Daviddesmith.com. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Rockonnection Article". Rockonnection Article. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Scott Hammond's drum solo on a concert of the Thick As A Brick 2012 tour". Youtube.com. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Jethro Tull Board Interview". Thejethrotullboard.proboards.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ The Ballad of Jethro Tull - Rocket88 Books
- ^ "Pre-order the New Jethro Tull album "The Zealot Gene"" (Press release). Jethro Tull. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Ben Thomas Website". safehouse. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Thomas & Muse website". safehouse. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ The no.1 website for musicians, musicradar (6 December 2022). "World's best rock drummer 2022". musicradar. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "All The Good Things album". Ruthhammond.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "JADJ". JADJ. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Thomas & Muse". Thomas & Muse. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "We All Fall Down". mtheart. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Dark Scrawls". safehouse. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ Colman Brothers Archived 9 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Press Release - Thick As A Brick 2" (Press release). England: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Homo Erraticus". England: jethrotull.com. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ^ "Thick As a Brick - Live in Iceland". England: jethrotull.com. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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