Marshall Hawkins (born July 14, 1939) is a jazz musician and teacher. He grew up in

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. He is possibly best known for being one of several bassists who took over from Ron Carter when the latter left

Miles Davis Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926September 28, 1991) was an American trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th-century music. Davis adopted a variety of musi ...

' so-called Second Great Quintet. Hawkins played with Miles Davis, along with Herbie Hancock and drummer Tony Williams. More recently, Hawkins has been part of the West Coast version of the Harry Pickens Trio, featuring Louisville jazz pianist, with Harold Mason on drums. Hawkins later taught at the Idyllwild School of Music and the Arts (ISOMATA), now

Idyllwild Arts Academy Idyllwild Arts Academy is a private school located in Idyllwild, in the San Jacinto Mountains and San Bernardino National Forest, within western Riverside County, California. The school was founded in 1946. It was previously known as Idyllwild S ...

, and currently is head of the Jazz Program. On February 5, 2022, Hawkins received an honorary doctorate of music performance from a

California Baptist University California Baptist University (Cal Baptist or CBU) is a private Christian university in Riverside, California. Founded in 1950 as California Baptist College, it is affiliated with the California Southern Baptist Convention, an organization affi ...

Discography

*1965: '' Travelin' Light'' –

Shirley Horn Shirley Valerie Horn (May 1, 1934 – October 20, 2005) was an American jazz singer and pianist. She collaborated with many jazz musicians including Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter, Carmen McRae, Wynton Marsalis and ot ...

*1970: '' Chapter Two'' –

Roberta Flack Roberta Cleopatra Flack (born February 10, 1937) is a retired American singer. She topped the ''Billboard'' charts with the No. 1 singles "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face", "Killing Me Softly with His Song", " Feel Like Makin' Love", "Wher ...

*1970: '' Everything Is Everything'' – Donny Hathaway *1976: '' Starburst'' - Reuben Brown Trio Featuring Richie Cole *1979: '' Hollywood Madness'' - Richie Cole *1985: ''

Vocalese Vocalese is a style of jazz singing in which words are added to an instrumental soloist's improvisation. Definition Vocalese uses recognizable lyrics that are sung to pre-existing instrumental solos, as opposed to scat singing, which uses nonsen ...

'' – The Manhattan Transfer *1987: '' Popbob'' - Richie Cole *1998: '' Richie & Phil & Richie'' - Richie Cole

References

External links

Marshall Hawkins Interview
NAMM Oral History Library (2019) {{DEFAULTSORT:Hawkins, Marshall African-American jazz musicians American jazz double-bassists Male double-bassists Miles Davis 1939 births Living people 21st-century double-bassists American male jazz musicians