Southern Arts Federation - Episode XII - Orville Hammond

Hannah Leatherbury interviews jazz pianist and composer, Orville Hammond. Born in Jamaica and now a resident of Lexington, KY, Orville has traveled the world. His music has been sited as clear and communicative by the Jamaica Journal, a true testament to a performer whose show is improvised. He is featured on the Southern Arts Federations adjudicated online artist registry, SouthernArtistry.org www.southernartistry.orgOrville_Hammond. Interview features Orville Hammond talking about his work, his thoughts on performing and teaching to cross-cultural audiences, and his quest to perform consistently even when improvising. Recorded June 15, 2007. Initial broadcast, July 18, 2007. Soundscape Orville Hammond Trio, Live! Through Their Eyes, (Catalina Productions, 2001) Song 1 SJR Song 2 Around Noon Song 3 Autumn Leaves Podcast edited by Andrew Swerlick