Pat Hamilton

Pat Hamilton

Pat Hamilton is a jazz tenor saxophonist from Providence, United States, born in 1954. He is associated with cool jazz, hard bop, jazz, post-bop and swing, and performs in several ensembles including the Scott Hamilton Quintet, Eddie Higgins Quintet, The World’s Greatest Jazzband, Eddie Higgins Quartet, Scott Hamilton Quartet, Scott Hamilton Scandinavian Five, The Scott Hamilton Trio, The Gene Harris / Scott Hamilton Quintet, Brian Lemon/Roy Williams Quintet and Scott Hamilton With Strings.

Performance and recording work

Hamilton works with the Scott Hamilton groups in a range of settings, from quartet and trio formats to larger projects with strings. His ensemble associations also include the Eddie Higgins groups, the World’s Greatest Jazzband and collaborations with Gene Harris, Brian Lemon and Roy Williams. The material linked to his name places him within mainstream jazz traditions centred on swing and bebop-derived styles.