Double Vision
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John Mills
John Mills has enjoyed a long career as a composer/arranger and recording saxophonist across a wide spectrum of jazz and other musical genres.
John has performed in concert with such jazz luminaries as Maria Schneider, Kenny Wheeler, Carla Bley and Steve Swallow, R&B icons including Jimmie Vaughan, Dr. John, Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin, and such popular music stars as Paul Simon, Nora Jones, James Taylor and Bonnie Raitt. He has also scored orchestral arrangements for such diverse artists as Asleep at the Wheel, Rosanne Cash, Indigo Girls and David Byrne.
Hank Hehmsoth
HPPAA founder/director Hank Hehmsoth is a jazz pianist, composer, and arranger known for his innovative approach to composition and improvisation. He draws inspiration from classical, world, and avant-garde jazz. He also integrates his abstract artwork into his works, creating a unique visual aspect. Notable works that showcase this combination of music and visual art include "Chernobyl Cha Cha" (2022), "Sophie's Dance (2022), "Circling In" (2021), "Phooie" (2022), "Unwritten" (2023), "The Zone" (2023), and "Code Blue" (2023).
Hehmsoth has released several albums as a bandleader, including "Exits" (1997), "Exits 3" (2000), and "Night Rhythms" (2013). He has also collaborated with other jazz musicians, including world class saxophonists Bob Mintzer and Joe Henderson. He has received numerous awards for his work, including being named a MacDowell Norton Stevens Fellow in Composition (2012), a NEA Fellow in Jazz Composition (1979), a Senior Fulbright Specialist in Jazz (2016), 1st place in the National Association of Composers, USA Composition Competition (2010), and the ASCAP Plus Award for Jazz Composition (2017).
Utah Hamrick
Utah Hamrick has been a freelance bassist in central Texas for the last 20 years, performing with a wide range of ensembles including numerous jazz groups, the Austin Symphony, and the Austin Chamber Music Center. For the last 13 years he has been performing with composer Graham Reynolds, including his work with Golden Arm Trio, Austin Ballet, Forklift Danceworks, the motion picture soundtracks for Bernie and All is Bright, and touring internationally with his opera Pancho Villa from a Safe Distance. Utah has also performed with jazz luminaries such as Houston Person, Doug Lawrence, Byron Stripling, Larry Ham, Bill Watrous, and Tommy Igoe, and with Willie Nelson for the opening of the ACL Live Moody Theater. He can be heard on the JazzBonez release Watch it! on Summit records, with Altin Sencalar on Reconnected from Outside in Music, Prisoner of Love and Power to Change with Jennifer Zavaleta on Willow Tree Records, and the animated short The OceanMaker.
