A hard swinging Vibraphonist acclaimed as one of today’s leading players, Jay Hoggard’s music has touched the hearts and souls of listeners around the world for forty years – he has recorded 22 CDs as a leader and over 50 years as a collaborator touring the world to rave reviews. Noted Journalist Owen Mc Nally wrote “Jay Hoggard’s artistry has a universal quality, an intellectual and emotional resiliency that makes it seem very much at home when creating something new and fresh.” He is one of the premier voices on the vibraphone but also one of the top-seeded instrumentalists and composers of the jazz world today!
He is also an Adjunct Professor at his alma mater, Weslyan University where he also directs the Weslyan Jazz Orchestra!