Tammy Hall “The Songs I Love”

For this series at Keys, Tammy pays tribute to her mentors and influences, including Etta Jones,Ernestine Anderson,DEnise Perrrier,Houston Person,Mary Lou Williams,Tania maria,Nina Simone-to name a few….

Tammy L. Hall is a Grammy® award winning pianist/composer/educator/collaborator/ musical director who’s career spans some 40+ years. She currently works with SFJAZZ Organization  as a Lead Teaching Artist. Hall has worked with a wide array of vocalists and instrumentalists,  including the late Etta Jones and Ernestine Anderson; Renée Wilson, Ms. Loretta Devine, Kim  Nalley, Ph.D., Antoinette Montague, Susanne Mintzer, Marcus Shelby, Tiffany Austin, Terri Lyne  Carrington, Regina Carter, Kristen Strom, Tia Fuller, Houston Person, Laurie Anderson, Gerald  Clayton, Mads Tolling, Linda Tillery, Leberta Lorál, Holly Near, Barbara Dane, Hector Lugo, Kalil  Wilson, Mimi Fox and Destiny Muhammad. In 2021 Tammy had the distinct honor of being the  inaugural Artist-In-Residence for the Healdsburg Jazz Festival. Other collaborative highlights  include working with the late Maestro Michael Morgan and members of the SF Symphony on  the project, Currents: Bay Area Blue Notes (2019). Tammy also received the inaugural  Pleasant-Leidesdorff Community Stalwart award in recognition of her work in community, from  the San Francisco Chapter of the Human Rights Commission. In 2017 she received the Bay  Area Theatre Critics Circle award for Best Musical Direction, for her work with Pamela Rose’s Blues Is A Woman.