Freddie Hubbard
Freddie Hubbard | |
|---|---|
Hubbard in 1976 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Frederick Dwayne Hubbard |
| Born | April 7, 1938 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | December 29, 2008 (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
|
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1958–2008 |
| Labels | |
Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter. He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop.