Jan Hammer in Seattle TV Interview

[@ZiddersRooFurry]

The interviewer was fantastic. Did his research, asked great questions and clearly approached it as someone with a ton of respect for the process & for Jan. Awesome stuff.

[@kz1000ps]

Agreed, I was expecting the most generic "SO HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE A HIT SONG?" kind of questions that local TV news usually asks. This was so, so much better than that.

[@davidozolin8002]

Steve Raible was an amazing television host. He is actually an ex-Seahawk (NFL football player) who had a great career as a local newscaster here. I’ve traveled all over the US and I feel our local news media here tends to be a cut above most major markets.

[@macleadg]

Seriously? He got his first big break with the Mahavishnu Orchestra, not Miami Vice, and his musical background and experience go way, way beyond what’s presented here. They present him mainly as a pop composer when he’s really much, much more

[@NormanPeterson]

Check out The First 7 Days LP... @@macleadg

[@davefox1857]

I LOVE JAN HAMMER !!

[@cinerd4506]

Que a força esteja com você jovem Pádawan!!!!

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

The music legend who composed the Miami Vice's theme tune and many others, Jan Hammer.

[@freeeurope9727]

Greetings from a Pole for Czechs around the world.

[@paxwallacejazz]

I heard that when asked " Who was his favourite guitar player", Jeff Beck answered; Jan Hammer. He's without a doubt the most guitaristic of keyboard players/soloists.

[@gj8683]

This is the first Jan Hammer interview I've found on KZbin, so I'm thankful for that. Would be nice to find one where the focus of discussion is on music rather than media and technology. That would require other musicians instead of a generic TV host.

[@dragonlukasmapping805]

I am proud to our czechoslovakian musician :)

[@psychonaut25]

Czechoslovak :)

[@filipprudentio645]

He is not Czech.

[@lordass9245]

I'm sure he is. A proč mluvíme anglicky

[@4ever242]

@@filipprudentio645 what a bullshit!?

[@Crow1351]

Zdravím :)

[@hdrake1000]

I cant believe they didn't mention the Mahavishnu Orchestra and Jeff Beck. Jan is truly an amazing genius.

[@Oneness100]

Yeah, You know how main stream media is. They are, as they say, IGNORANT.

[@rossfraser3415]

He is a talent in his own right ? Perfect intro

[@hdrake1000]

@@rossfraser3415 He's among the very greatest! He dresses like such a humble non rock star guy.

[@kpec3]

He's amazing. I like the theme for Nova Television, Eurocops, with Jerry Goodman "Like Children" & "Stepping Stone", Behind the Minds Eye, and Vice of course. He is a rare artist that you can dig into every album and keep finding gold!

[@marcrogers1051]

Great tune man, love that album "Like Children" with Jerry Goodman, his comrade from Mahavishnu.

[@SG-nd9bf]

Jan’s keyboard and synth work on The Noonward Race is timeless and legendary. The way he manipulates pitch modulators is virtually unmatched.

[@derekpratte7259]

Schon and Hammer collaborated and made two awesome albums. I wish they’d do another album today!

[@LetzBeaFranque]

Fantastic musician!

[@user-account-not-found]

So much good music from Jan Hammer. Love that synth and seq work.

[@BlueSky22]

Now this is an interviewer who knows his stuff.

[@alexendrix6]

He is the numb.one Jan Hammer great guy so kind i met him in Milan after a show with Al Di Meola i could not avoid to shake his hand and thanks him x inspiration he gave me since 1974

[@TheDripGodz]

I found out about Jan Hammer while learning CGI. I have now completed my first music album with 3D visuals !

[@joegood8046]

Jan hammer is wonderful at playing that keyboard .

[@saintbees2088]

"Beyond the Mind's Eye" has been a great inspiration to my own recording aspirations.

[@LudovitArt]

Even though this video is dated from 2018, it was probably recorded in 1992 or perhaps even 1991 because Jan is talking about Czechoslovakia splitting up And that actually happened in 1993. Czechoslovakia dissolved on January 1, 1993.

[@preserver7777]

Yes, and Beyond the Minds Eye was released in 1993.

[@itkojecockot]

Mahavishnu debut........ I will never forget that record

[@weeooh1]

Jan Hammer and Jeff Beck. Dynamic duo!

[@McgarickWAstate]

Blue wind!

[@robertfry6268]

Fan of Jan hammer since the 80s.& go hawks!!

[@miketesh9408]

I love him too he's awesome I've got him on vinyl

[@waq4s]

Thank God you were born otherwise no one could have composed this unique music.

[@jerzykowalski5498]

👋❤

[@christophertmunro4503]

JAN HAMMER, WHERE ARE YOU NOW WHEN WE NEED YOU?!?!?!?!

[@norrispulliam7810]

Jan Hammer did not get His big break composing the theme for that cheesy eighties t.v show miami vice . over a decade earlier His was a member of a highly successful fusion jazz and classical band called the Mahavishnu Orchestra. that was world renowned .

[@chizmo7]

I absolutely love Jan. One of my musical heroes! But Edgar Winter was the first high profile person to use a strap-on keyboard (ARP 2600). And Moog introduced the liberation before Jan had his custom keyboard built. Also, his first big break was playing with the mahavishnu orchestra.

[@hubbsllc]

If you’re not right about Winter, you’re certainly close; I think Gary Wright would have been next. But the line in the intro was incorrect in that it said specifically that he was the first to use the Probe when that actually would have been the Probe’s creator Roger Powell who would have laid claim to that while with Utopia. Furthermore, what the video shows is Hammer not playing a Probe but the Jan Hammer Signature Edition Lync controller, which as far as I know was far and away the best strap-on keyboard controller in regular production that anybody ever made.

[@coriefeinerpoetry]

I love Jan Hammer too!!!!!!!

[@DabsDad]

What is the original date for this interview

[@3minutegeardemos]

Jan Hammer showed that keyboard players could be just as expressive as guitarists.

[@grundid44]

Very strange interview, must be very old. No mention of Jeff Beck, where they did some magnificent work together, and Jan mirrored Jeff's iconic playing note for note.

[@LudovitArt]

It must be from 1992, because Jan is talking about Czechoslovakia splitting up, and that actually happened 1993. Czechoslovakia dissolved on January 1, 1993.

[@psychonaut25]

Is there any interview with him in czech language? Could not find anything on youtube.

[@azynkron]

..and in 2 years time you can tell your AI script "Make me a Jan Hammer song"

[@Edizipek]

I love you Jan Hammer

[@cholaorange7087]

Not many people know, but he is MC Hammers great Czech Tio. #turnthismothaout

[@thomasporopat937]

Jan is currently seeking to get to Dyers crossing

[@patriklang6297]

🇨🇿🇨🇿😃

[@sdgakatbk]

I found out about Jan when I heard Bambu Forest on WNEW FM in NY. I bought the album Oh Yeah which has it on it and is well worth a listen. And I'd like to buy a meal for that family friend who convinced Jan into developing his music! Now if he could talk to Robert Schneider of Apples in Stereo and convince him to get away from mathematics and go back to his music, well that would be great.

[@dragonlukasmapping805]

thank you USA you save our Czech musician from fucking soviet union :)

[@danl4222]

Really excellent .. but its dated 2018 ... Is that correct. I would thunk Jan much older than this by now.

[@sethharris3275]

Dan L Noo. This is a very early 90s looking video!

[@1Buryan]

u nás v ČR se o něm nesmí mluvit....

[@danielbuzo4742]

To proč?

[@novalinhaservicosdigitais]

🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@RA-VEN8]

Mahavishnu Orchestra. Also Kiro 7

[@saintbees2088]

Mahavishnu Orchestra!

[@kickinit333]

Sometimes I play Beyond The Minds Eye while I work. It's still amazing.

[@TheDripGodz]

Me too!

[@BruceBowman42]

Lies. It was Mahavishinu Orchestra

[@johncase2408]

Ridiculous thread here...he was huge before Miami Vice, case closed.

[@jankowalski6208]

marynarka w tzw pepitki

[@jairkerker2821]

Completely outdated interview, where the host talks less than the guest and doesn't even lecture us about matters of personal taste or comments on inflated social issues no one cares about.