Jan Hammer

ヤン・ハマー　/　やん・はまー

American pianist

April 17, 1948 (age 78)　・　Prague, Czech Republic

pianist
composer
songwriter

My Take

Jan Hammer is one of those musicians who quietly rewired what people thought was possible with a synthesizer. I grew up hearing the Miami Vice theme without knowing his name, but once I connected the dots, everything clicked — that pulsing, cinematic energy was all him. Before the TV work made him a household sound, he was doing genuinely adventurous things with the Mahavishnu Orchestra in the early 70s, blending jazz fusion and rock in ways that felt almost reckless. A Berklee-trained Prague native who somehow became the sonic architect of 1980s American cool — that's a wild arc. The Grammy he took home for Miami Vice was well-deserved, and honestly, that theme still holds up. Timeless in the best, most unapologetically synthesized way.

Overview

Jan Hammer (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjan ˈɦamɛr]) (born 17 April 1948) is a Czech-American musician, composer, and record producer. He rose to prominence while playing keyboards with the Mahavishnu Orchestra during the early 1970s, as well as with his film scores for television and film including "Miami Vice Theme" and "Crockett's Theme", from the 1980s television program Miami Vice.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jan Hammer
Name (Japanese): ヤン・ハマー
Reading: やん・はまー
Born: April 17, 1948 (age 78)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Rat
Origin: Prague, Czech Republic
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: pianist / composer / songwriter / record producer / film producer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Berklee College of Music

Awards & achievements

Grammy Awards

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Official sitehttp://www.janhammer.com/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC