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William Hooker

dr, voc, *1946 US, New Britain, Connecticut
Musician / Composer of Jazz and Rock

William Hooker is an American jazz drummer and composer.Hooker has performed as a leader of many ensembles of improvised and new music. “Recognized as an iconoclast, and one of the most innovative musicians and drummers of his generation, William knows no genre bounds and ceaselessly searches for new forms of music, always with the intent to inspire.”

     
Instruments
  • Drums
  • Vocals
  • Percussion
Genres
  • Jazz
  • Rock
  • Electronic
Plays With
Text Of Light
The William Hooker Group
The William Hooker Orchestra
William Hooker / Billy Bang Duo
William Hooker Ensemble
William Hooker Quartet
William Hooker Quintet
William Hooker Sextet
William Hooker Trio
Popular Tracks   
Movement 4 on A Time / Within: Live at the New York Jazz Museum, January 14, 1977 by William Hooker
Movement 5 on A Time / Within: Live at the New York Jazz Museum, January 14, 1977 by William Hooker
Vast beings on Clouds by Lee Ranaldo & William Hooker
Exhausting Clouds on Jubilation by William Hooker
The Stare on Jubilation by William Hooker
The Villages on Jubilation by William Hooker
Linking on Jubilation by William Hooker
Movement 1 on A Time / Within: Live at the New York Jazz Museum, January 14, 1977 by William Hooker
Central Features of Sleep on Jubilation by William Hooker
Stations of Power on Big Moon by William Hooker

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Band Members
Main ArtistMusiciansBandsInstrumentsGenresCountries
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Light The Early Years 1975 - 1989William Hooker2016Album
Live At Vilnius Jazz FestivalWilliam Hooker & Liudas Mockūnas2014Album
Heart Of The SunWilliam Hooker2013Album
Crossing PointsWilliam Hooker featuring Thomas Chapin2011Album
Earth's OrbitWilliam Hooker2010Album
DharmaWilliam Hooker + Sabir Mateen2007Album
The Seasons FireWilliam Hooker with Eyvind Kang & Bill Horist2007Album
The Gift - Live At SanghaWilliam Hooker, Roy Campbell, Jason Hwang2005Album
WavesWilliam Hooker, Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen, Ras Moshe, Jeffrey Shurdut2005Album
The Celestial AnswerWilliam Hooker / Lee Ranaldo2005Album
Oasis Of WhispersGlen Hall / Lee Ranaldo / William Hooker2005Album
Complexity #2William Hooker2004Album
Out Trios Volume One: MonsoonWilliam Hooker • Roger Miller • Lee Ranaldo2003Album
Black MaskWilliam Hooker2002Album
BouquetWilliam Hooker / Christian Marclay / Lee Ranaldo2000Album
Eternal Breath Gene Of TriankWilliam Hooker2000Album
MindfulnessWilliam Hooker With DJ Olive & Glenn Spearman1999Album
Hard TimeWilliam Hooker1998Album
The Distance Between UsWilliam Hooker1998Album
Clouds: Victoriaville Concert May 1997Lee Ranaldo / William Hooker / Jim O'Rourke / Gianni Gebbia1997Album
The Heat Of Light "Dream Sequences"William Hooker1996Album
Great SunsetWilliam Hooker1996Album
ArmageddonWilliam Hooker1995Album
The Gift Of TonguesWilliam Hooker / Lee Ranaldo / Zeena Parkins1995Album
EnvisioningWilliam Hooker / Lee Ranaldo1995Album
TibetWilliam Hooker1994Album
RadiationWilliam Hooker1994Album
Shamballa (Duets With Thurston Moore And Elliott Sharp)William Hooker, Thurston Moore And Elliott Sharp1993Album
Brighter LightsWilliam Hooker1982Album
... Is Eternal LifeWilliam Hooker1977Album
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