All About Jazz is celebrating Hampton Hawes' birthday today! Who Was Hampton Hawes? Although one rarely hears of Hampton Hawes today he was a significant presence on the jazz scene in the mid- 50s ...

Of course, we, as his relatives, did our best to overlook the tragedy and focus on how deeply he touched those around him. As reported by Hollie West of The Washington Post, on May 25, 1977, Hampton ...