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Jay Hoggard
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About Me
Vibraphonist/composer Jay Hoggard’s music invokes bop, blues, ballads, gospel, and African marimba rhythms from his many recordings including Harlem Hieroglyphs. Please visit www.jayhoggard.com.
Vibraphonist-composer Jay Hoggard seamlessly blends gospel roots with African/Caribbean rhythms and blues, bop, and ballads. Born in Washington, DC, Jay Hoggard was raised in Mt. Vernon, New York in a religious family. At age 15, Jay began playing the vibraphone. Jay majored in music at Wesleyan University, where he also toured Europe and played at Carnegie Hall during his freshman year. In his junior year, he traveled to Tanzania to study East African xylophone music. Jay Hoggard has recorded 21 CDs as a leader, including Harlem Hieroglyphs,Solo from Two Sides, Soular Power, Swing Em Gates, The Right Place, and Songs of Spiritual Love. Jay has performed with Lionel Hampton, Milt Jackson, Tito Puente, Kenny Burrell, Dr. Billy Taylor, Bill Cosby, Dizzy Gillespie, Max Roach, Bobby Hutcherson, and Hilton Ruiz. Currently a professor of music at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, Jay directs the Jazz Orchestra and has taught and mentored hundreds of students.
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This page was last updated on 2026-07-08.
