Fred Hopkins

Fred Hopkins (October 10, 1947 - January 7, 1999) was a Chicago double bassist who played a major role in the development of the avant-garde jazz movement. He was a member of the avant garde jazz trio Air (with Henry Threadgill and Steve McCall) and David Murray's Low Class Conspiracy; he frequently worked with the cellist Diedre Murray. Hopkins played with a wide variety of musicians including Muhal Richard Abrams, Don Pullen, Hamiet Bluiett, Andrew Cyrille, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Sunny Murray, Kahil El'Zabar, Malachi Thompson, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, David Murray, Anthony Braxton and Marion Brown.

Discography

As leader

With Air

As sideman

With Muhal Richard Abrams

With Hamiet Bluiett

With Peter Brötzmann

With Craig Harris

With Oliver Lake

With Michael Marcus

With Jemeel Moondoc

With David Murray

With Bern Nix

With Don Pullen

With Horace Tapscott

With Malachi Thompson

With Henry Threadgill

With Tom Varner

With the World Saxophone Quartet

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic

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