Slide Hampton was a Grammy Award-winning jazz trombonist and NEA Jazz Master.Born Locksley Wellington Hampton, he earned his nickname young after beginning to play trombone as a child.
He learned on a left-handed trombone even though he was right-handed; he played the unusual instrument all his life. After playing in his family’s Duke HamptonBand, Hampton began playing with jazz greats early in his career, including stints with Maynard Ferguson, Art Blakey, and Max Roach.
He also led his own band, the Slide Hampton Octet. Also known as a gifted arranger, Hampton won Grammy Awards for both arrangements and performance.
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