Larry Hammett is the director of guitar studies at the University of Oklahoma. A recognized expert in both classical and jazz guitar, Hammett is in constant demand to fill both genres as a performer and accompanist. Hammett has been teaching guitar at the college level since 1982 and has one of the most successful guitar programs in the country. As a recording artist for Beat Records, Rome, Italy and Octo Arts, in Quezon City, Philippines, Hammett's recordings are aired worldwide and licensed in the United States through Digital Cable Radio, Music Springs, 3M, and AEI. In addition to being a full time faculty member at the University of Oklahoma and giving some 60+ performances annually both as a soloist and with his jazz trio, Hammett has also found time to give master-classes in France, Mexico and the United States. Hammett is one of a very few guitarist today that leads a successful double life both as jazz guitarist and a classical guitarist and is forever pursuing and pushing the boundaries of each. To hear samples from his albums: Brazos Island, The Larry Hammett Quartet, Genie Jones and the Larry Hammett Quartet, and Texa Nova.
Larry Hammett is the director of guitar studies at the University of Oklahoma. A recognized expert in both classical and jazz guitar, Hammett is in constant demand to fill both genres as a performer and accompanist. Hammett has been teaching guitar at the college level since 1982 and has one of the most successful guitar programs in the country. As a recording artist for Beat Records, Rome, Italy and Octo Arts, in Quezon City, Philippines, Hammett's recordings are aired worldwide and licensed in the United States through Digital Cable Radio, Music Springs, 3M, and AEI. In addition to being a full time faculty member at the University of Oklahoma and giving some 60+ performances annually both as a soloist and with his jazz trio, Hammett has also found time to give master-classes in France, Mexico and the United States. Hammett is one of a very few guitarist today that leads a successful double life both as jazz guitarist and a classical guitarist and is forever pursuing and pushing the boundaries of each. To hear samples from his albums: Brazos Island, The Larry Hammett Quartet, Genie Jones and the Larry Hammett Quartet, and Texa Nova.