Linley Hamilton

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Linley Hamilton
MBE
Born17 March 1965
Belfast, Northern Ireland
GenresJazz
Instrument(s)Trumpet, flugelhorn
LabelsTeddy D Records, LYTE Records
Website linleyhamilton.com

Linley Patrick Hamilton (born 17 March 1965) is a musician, educator and broadcaster from Northern Ireland. He is a Dr. of Jazz Performance and Lecturer of Music at Ulster University Magee. [1] He presents Jazz World with Linley Hamilton on BBC Radio Ulster [2] and leads his own jazz quintet playing trumpet and flugelhorn. [3] Hamilton's associations as a session musician include Van Morrison, [4] Jacqui Dankworth, [5] Andrew Strong and Paul Brady. [6] He has 5 studio albums and is curator of the internationally acclaimed Jazz venue, Magy’s Farm in County Down, Northern Ireland. His current band is made up of Adam Nussbaum drums, Mark Egan bass, Cian Boylan piano and Derek DOC O’Connor. His wife Maggie is an author specialising in nature writing and they host a mini-Donkey Sanctuary at their farm.

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References

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  2. "Jazz World with Linley Hamilton". BBC Radio Ulster . Retrieved 11 June 2016.
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