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Gary Hobbs
(541) 346-5650
tubmanbeat@hotmail.com
Gary Hobbs joined the UO music faculty in
1998 as an adjunct instructor for jazz drumset.
He has also been a frequent guest artist and
clinician with the annual Oregon Jazz Celebration,
sponsored by our Jazz Studies Department.
Hobbs' first big gig was with the Stan Kenton
Orchestra. Since then he has gone on to perform
and record with major jazz artists--the likes
of Eddie Harris, Bud Shank, Tom Grant, and
Anita O'Day, to name but a few. Hobbs has given
numerous clinics at universities and colleges
around the country in association with Yamaha
Drums. He has been involved in jazz education
for many years, and his former students include
Chad Wackerman and Dave Weckl.
Hobbs has performed extensively on stage,
radio, and television throughout North America
and Europe. One of the busiest drummers in
Portland as a sideman and leader of his own
groups, he has been recorded on literally dozens
of albums, including his own Low Flight
Through Valhalla.
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