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Billy Hart

Jazz band from DC · formed 1940

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Shows on record
18
Rooms played
9
Cities
7
Releases
35
Last show
Mar 9, 2024King Georg

About

Billy Hart is a band from DC, formed in 1940, tagged avant-garde jazz, free jazz, jazz by its sources. Shows on record run from 2010 to 2026, across 9 rooms in 7 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

18 on record · bandslate-pipeline, Songkick

Upcoming shows

  1. African Rhythms Sextet with Billy Hart

    Vermont Jazz Center · Brattleboro, VT

    With Billy Hart

    Show 7:30 PM EDT · Multi-band bill

Shows per year

  1. 20101 show
  2. 20113 shows
  3. 20133 shows
  4. 20142 shows
  5. 20151 show
  6. 20164 shows
  7. 20171 show
  8. 20221 show
  9. 20241 show
  10. 20261 show
Show history
DateVenue
Mar 9, 2024King Georg · CologneHeadlinerwith eric thielemans, Hamid Drake, Bob Moses
May 3, 2022Blue Note Jazz Club · New York (NYC)Supportwith Stanley Clarke, Kenny Barron
Mar 23, 2017Musikhuset Dexter · OdenseSupportwith Vincentz, Hart, Brown, +1
Oct 9, 2016Dizzy's Club · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence, Eddie Henderson, Benito Gonzalez
Oct 8, 2016Dizzy's Club · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence, Eddie Henderson, Benito Gonzalez
Oct 7, 2016Dizzy's Club · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence, Eddie Henderson, Benito Gonzalez
Sep 3, 2016Grande Halle de la Villette · ParisSupportwith Archie Shepp, Jason Moran, MARiON RAMPAL, +6
Jul 11, 2015North Sea Jazz Festival · RotterdamSupportwith Azar Lawrence, Benito Gonzalez, Cecil McBee
Dec 10, 2014Jazz Standard · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence, Reggie Workman, Benito Gonzalez
Dec 9, 2014Jazz Standard · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence, Reggie Workman, Benito Gonzalez
Jun 16, 2013Jazz Standard · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence, Freddie Hendrix, Benito Gonzalez, +1
Jun 15, 2013Jazz Standard · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence, Freddie Hendrix, Benito Gonzalez, +1
Jun 13, 2013Jazz Standard · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence, Freddie Hendrix, Benito Gonzalez, +1
May 7, 2011Blues Alley · WashingtonSupportwith Azar Lawrence, Eddie Henderson, Benito Gonzalez
May 6, 2011Blues Alley · WashingtonSupportwith Azar Lawrence, Eddie Henderson, Benito Gonzalez
May 5, 2011Jazz Standard · New York (NYC)Supportwith Azar Lawrence, Jeremy Pelt, Benito Gonzalez, +1
Mar 24, 2010Jazz Standard · New York (NYC)Supportwith George Garzone, John Mcneil, Cecil McBee, +3

Where they play

9 rooms in 7 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • New York (NYC)11 shows
  • Washington2 shows
  • Brattleboro1 show
  • Cologne1 show
  • Odense1 show

and 2 other cities

Live history

17 shows on record
Shows counted
17
First on record
Mar 2010
Latest on record
Mar 2024

Shows per year

  1. 20101
  2. 20113
  3. 20133
  4. 20142
  5. 20151
  6. 20164
  7. 20171
  8. 20221
  9. 20241

Top rooms

  • Jazz Standard, New York (NYC) · 7
  • Dizzy's Club, New York (NYC) · 3
  • Blues Alley, Washington · 2
  • King Georg, Cologne · 1
  • Blue Note Jazz Club, New York (NYC) · 1

Top cities

  • New York (NYC), NY · 11
  • Washington, DC · 2
  • Odense · 1
  • Rotterdam · 1
  • Cologne · 1

Often on the bill with: Azar Lawrence, Benito Gonzalez, Eddie Henderson, Ambrose Akinmusire, Archie Shepp, Bob Moses, George Garzone, Hamid Drake

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

35 releases, 1975–2025

  • Multidirectional

    2025

  • Beingness

    2025

  • Aries Dance

    2024

  • Liftoff

    2024

  • You Is You

    2023

  • Bridges

    2023

  • Sound on Sound

    2022

  • All Things Are

    2021

  • Stream

    2020

  • Immortal Drumming

    2020

  • La Place Demon

    2011 · Album

  • Sixty-Eight

    2011 · Album

  • Standard Collections, Vol. 2

    2008 · Album

  • Quartet

    2006 · Album

  • Levitation

    2005 · Album

  • All Stations

    2003 · Album

  • From Here to There

    2002 · Album

  • Samba for Felix

    1999 · Album

  • Oceans of Time

    1997 · Album

  • The Loose

    1994 · Album

  • The Seasons

    1994 · Album

  • 3-Ology

    1993 · Album

  • Amethyst

    1993 · Album

  • First Sight

    1991 · Album

  • Night And Day

    1991 · Album

  • Such Great Friends

    1991 · Album

  • The Nearness of You

    1989 · Album

  • Rah

    1988 · Album

  • Child's Play

    1987 · Album

  • Great Friends

    1987 · Album

  • Groovin'

    1986 · Album

  • Exhilaration

    1985 · Album

  • Oshumare

    1984 · Album

  • Enchance

    1977 · Album

  • Triangle

    1975 · Album

Discography

80 releases, 1977–2025
  • 2025BeingnessAlbum

    Meta Records · fk024 · Mixed By, Mastered By: James Dellatacoma; Producer [Produced By]: Iannis Koufaelas; Recorded By: Edward Gavitt

  • 2025LiftoffAlbum

    InnerVoice Jazz · IVJ 109-V · Producer: Marc Copland; Producer: Robin Verheyen; Recorded By, Mixed By, Mastered By: David Darlington

  • 2025MultidirectionalLive

    Smoke Sessions Records · SSR-2505 · Executive-Producer: Molly Johnson; Executive-Producer: Paul Stache; Mastered By: Chris Allen; Mastered By: Tyler McDiarmid

  • 2023Being Guided by the LightAlbum

    JoJo Records

  • 2023BridgesAlbum

    Smoke Sessions Records · SSR-2307

  • 2022Sound on SoundAlbum

    Vectordisc Records · 054

  • 2021All Things AreAlbum

    Smoke Sessions Records · SSR-2102

  • 2021PoetrySingle

    NiCe Productions

  • 2021Slowly: Song for Keith JarrettAlbum

    Sunnyside Communications

  • 2020For NowAlbum

    BlueLand Records

  • 2020StreamAlbum

    enja · 9778

  • 2020The Vertical PerspectiveAlbum

    ILK

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  • 2020Trio Music (Live)Live
  • 2019The Brooklyn SessionsAlbum

    Jazztribes

  • 2018Gravitational WavesAlbum

    Association Du Hajeton · HAJ0001

  • 2017Find the WayAlbum

    ECM Records · ECM 2489 · Engineer: Gérard de Haro; Engineer: Nicolas Baillard; Producer [Produced By]: Manfred Eicher

  • 2017When the Birds LeaveAlbum

    Universal Music Belgium · 006025 6707701 5 · Mixed By, Mastered By: David Darlington; Recorded By: Joe Marciano

  • 2016The Broader PictureAlbum

    Yellowbird · 9745 2

  • 2016The TrioAlbum

    Progressive Records · PCD-7044

  • 2015EncoreLive

    TCB Records · 33902

  • 2015Five and SixAlbum

    Incipit Records · INC197

  • 2015The Herbie Hancock LegacyAlbum

    KSJAZZ · 71159-3320-2

  • 2014Autumn In New YorkAlbum

    AJMiSeries · AJM 24

  • 2014Enjoy the ViewAlbum

    Blue Note · B002073101 · Engineer [2nd Engineer]: Wesley Seidman; Mastered By: Bernie Grundman; Producer: Don Was; Recorded By, Mixed By: Frank Wolf

  • 2014Is That So?Album

    Stunt Records · STUCD 13172

  • 2013Tribal GhostAlbum

    NoBusiness · NBLP 65 · Co-producer: Valerij Anosov; Mastered By: Arūnas Zujus; Mixed By: Bob Patton; Mixed By: Garrison Fewell

  • 2012All Our ReasonsAlbum

    ECM Records · ECM2248 · Engineer: James Farber; Engineer [Assistant]: Fernando Lodeiro; Producer: Manfred Eicher

  • 2012Odean's ThreeAlbum

    In+Out Records · IOR CD 77112-2

  • 2011Cymbal SymbolsLive

    TCB Records · 30902

  • 2011La Place DemonAlbum

    Morr Music · morr 100 · Mixed By: Oliver Zülch; Producer: Markus Acher; Producer: Micha Acher; Recorded By: Ajay Saggar

  • 2011Sixty-EightAlbum

    SteepleChase · SCCD 31707

  • 2008Standard Collections, Vol. 2Album

    Limetree Records

  • 2007A Night In The Life - Live At The Jazz Standard Vol. 3Live

    HighNote Records, Inc. · HCD 7164

  • 2007Redemption - Quest Live in EuropeLive

    hatOLOGY · hatOLOGY 642

  • 2006Jazzpar Concerts 2003Live

    Stunt Records · STUCD04032

  • 2006QuartetAlbum

    HighNote Records · HCD 7158

  • 2005LevitationAlbum

    Leo Records · CD LR445

  • 2005Raising the Standard - Live at the Jazz Standard Vol. 2Live

    HighNote Records · HCD 7143

  • 2003All StationsAlbum

    Challenge Jazz · SACHR 70120

  • 2002From Here to ThereAlbum

    TCB Records · TCB 22172

  • 2000GrandpawsAlbum

    Choice · ABCJ 143 · Engineer: Gerry Macdonald

  • 1999Samba for FelixAlbum

    Slider Music · SM3003

  • 1997Oceans of TimeAlbum

    Arabesque Jazz · AJ0129

  • 1997The Elements : WaterAlbum

    Arkadia Jazz · 71043 · Engineer: Gene Paul; Producer, Executive Producer: Bob Karcy

  • 1996At NorthseaLive

    SteepleChase · SCCD 37015

  • 1995Never AlwaysRelease

    SteepleChase · SCCD 31355 · Producer, Photography By: Nils Winther; Recorded By: Josiah Gluck

  • 1994The LooseAlbum

    Justin Time Records · JUST 65-2

  • 1994The SeasonsAlbum

    Soul Note · 121245-2

  • 1994Vertical RealityAlbum

    Musidisc · 500642 · Engineer: Phil Magnotti; Executive-Producer, Art Direction, Photography By [Cover], P: Denis Lacharme; Mastered By: Pierre Dechamps

  • 19933-OlogyAlbum

    KONNEX Records · KCD 5047

  • 1993AmethystAlbum

    Arabesque Jazz · AJ0105

  • 1992Inside OutRelease

    Timeless Records · CD SJP 402 · Executive-Producer: Wim Wigt; Producer: David Janeway; Recorded By: David Baker

  • 1991ExhilarationAlbum

    Reservoir · RSR CD 118 · Engineer [Recording Engineer]: Rudy Van Gelder; Executive-Producer: Kayla Feldman; Producer: Mark Feldman

  • 1991First SightAlbum

    Timeless Records · SJP380

  • 1991Live at Sweet BasilLive

    DENON · CAN-9009

  • 1991Night And DayAlbum

    DIW · DIW-606 · Engineer [Assistant]: Justin Luchter; Executive-Producer: Disk Union; Producer: Mickey Bass; Recorded By: Paul Wickliffe

  • 1991Such Great FriendsAlbum

    Bellaphon · 660-51-008 · Executive-Producer: Geri Hamlin; Mixed By [Digital Remix]: Malcolm Addey

  • 1989James Newton With Billy Hart, Anthony Cox And Michael CainAlbum

    Jazzline · 11 124

  • 1989Natural SelectionAlbum

    Core Records · COCD 9.00748 O · Engineer [Assistant]: Peter Beckerman; Engineer [Assistant]: Stephen Immerwahr; Executive-Producer: Douglas Lichterman; Mastered By: Greg Calbi

  • 1989The Nearness of YouAlbum
  • 1989The Plot ThickensAlbum

    Muse Records · MUSE MC 5378 · Engineer: Rudy Van Gelder; Engineer, Mixed By, Mastered By: Rudy Van Gelder; Producer: David Feinman

  • 1988BluesAlbum

    Advance Music · 14502CD · Engineer: Carlos Albrecht

  • 1988Good PeopleAlbum

    Reservoir · RSR 105 · Engineer [Recording]: Rudy Van Gelder; Producer: Mark Feldman

  • 1988Live At Montmartre Vol. 1Album

    SteepleChase · SCCD-31073 · Engineer [Recording And Mixing Supervision]: Freddy Hansson; Producer: Nils Winther; Recorded By: Hans Nielsen

  • 1988Midpoint (Quest III – Live At The Montmartre Copenhagen Denmark)Album

    Storyville · STCD 4121 · Engineer [Engineered By]: Lars Thorborg; Engineer [Engineered By]: Niels Christiansen; Executive-Producer: Karl Emil Knudsen; Mastered By [Mastering By]: Tonstudio Bauer

  • 1988Midpoint - Quest III Live at the Montmartre Copenhagen DenmarkLive

    Storyville Records · STCD 4121

  • 1988RahAlbum

    Gramavision · 18-8802-1 · Mastered By: Bob Ludwig; Mixed By [Assisted By]: Tim Casey; Producer: Jonathan F. P. Rose; Recorded By, Mixed By: David Baker

  • 1987All Strings AttachedAlbum

    NEC Avenue · A28U-1006 · Engineer: Joel Moss; Producer: Jack Lewis

  • 1987Child's PlayAlbum

    Cafe Records · CD-738

  • 1987Great FriendsAlbum

    SOLID RECORDS · CDSOL-46021 · Producer: Disques Black And Blue SARL; Recorded By: Dominique Samarcq

  • 1986Groovin'Album

    SteepleChase · SCS 1218 · Engineer [Recording]: Ole Hansen; Producer, Photography By: Nils Winther

  • 1985Ain't Misbehavin'Album

    Musical Heritage Society · MHS 7197X · Engineer: Bob Simpson; Producer: Norman Granz

  • 1985ExhilarationAlbum

    Reservoir · RSR CD 118

  • 1984OshumareAlbum

    Gramavision · GCD 79506 · Mastered By: Bob Ludwig; Producer: David Baker; Producer: Mark Gray; Recorded By, Mixed By: David Baker

  • 1982The TrioAlbum

    Progressive Records · ULS-6035-G · Engineer [Recording]: Fred Miller; Producer: Gus P. Statiras

  • 1981Live At MontreuxAlbum

    Atlantic · WEA 99145 · Engineer [Mastering]: George Piros; Engineer [Recording]: David Richards; Mastered By [Digital Master Preparation]: Peter Jensen; Producer: Nesuhi Ertegun

  • 1981StargazerAlbum

    Atlas Record · LA27-1011 · Engineer: David Baker; Engineer [Assistant]: Chip Stokes; Producer: Armen Donelian

  • 1981Swingin` FriendsAlbum

    Storyville · SLP 4065

  • 1978ResolutionAlbum

    Black Saint · BSR 0014 · Engineer: Tony May; Producer: Giacomo Pellicciotti; Producer [Associate]: Hamiet Bluiett; Producer [Associate]: Timothy Marquand

  • 1977EnchanceAlbum

    Horizon Records & Tapes · SP-725 · Engineer: Tony May; Mastered By: Bernie Grundman; Producer: Elliot Meadow

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Trio · drums (drum set)
  • Ron McClure Sextet · drums (drum set)
  • The Mary Lou Williams Collective · drums (drum set)
  • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Quartet · drums (drum set)
  • Ralph Moore Quartet · drums (drum set)
  • Quest · drums (drum set)
  • Robin Verheyen Quartet · drums (drum set)
  • Charlie Mingus Super Band · drums (drum set)
  • James Newton Quintet · drums (drum set)
  • The Herbie Hancock Sextet
  • Lars Møller Quartet
  • Jeff Gardner Trio

Former

  • The Great Jazz Trio · drums (drum set)

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 7 plays, 2005-08-30–2012-07-16 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Jazz Theatre' (John Gilbreath) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Street Sounds' (Larry Mizell, Jr.) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Stevie Zoom) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Billy Hart — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Billy Hart — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
Billy Hart — Blue Note Jazz Club, 2022-05-03
Poster · Blue Note Jazz Club, 2022-05-03 — Songkick

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Billy Hart on Last.fmArtist facts
Billy Hart on DiscogsArtist facts
KEXPAirplay
bandslate-pipelineShow history
SongkickShow history, Show posters
TheAudioDBPhotos
DiscogsCredited on the record; no item on this page cites it
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This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.

From Wikipedia

These facts are from the English Wikipedia article Billy Hart. They are shown on their own and are not merged into the record above.

Years active
1958–present
Genres
Jazz, jazz fusion
Labels
Horizon, Gramavision, Arabesque, HighNote, Enja, SteepleChase, ECM

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