Jan Hammer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jan Hammer

Czech-born American musician, composer and record producer

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1948

Place of Birth: Prague, Czech Republic

Profession: composer, record producer, pianist, musician, songwriter, film score composer, film producer, jazz musician

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Jan Hammer (Czech pronunciation: ['jan '?am?r]) (born 17 April 1948) is a Czech-American musician, composer and record producer.
He first gained his most visible audience while playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 1970s, as well as his film scores for television and film including "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", from the 1980s television program, Miami Vice.
He has continued to work as both a musical performer and producer, expanding to producing film later in his career. Hammer has collaborated with some of the era's most influential jazz and rock musicians such as John McLaughlin, Jeff Beck, Al Di Meola, Mick Jagger, Carlos Santana, Stanley Clarke, Tommy Bolin, Neal Schon, Steve Lukather and Elvin Jones.
He has composed and produced at least 14 original motion picture soundtracks, the music for 90 episodes of Miami Vice and 20 episodes of the television series Chancer. His compositions have won him several Grammy Awards.