Jan Hammer
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About Jan Hammer
Jan Hammer's keyboard career links jazz fusion with electronic soundtrack music. A classically trained musician from Prague, he was an original member of the Mahavishnu Orchestra before developing solo synthesizer projects such as The First Seven Days. His work for Miami Vice brought his sound to television audiences, while collaborations with Jeff Beck and Al Di Meola connected him with other instrumental players.
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Apple Music - Jan Hammer artist biography
Licensed biography read for Prague, classical training, original Mahavishnu membership, solo synthesizer work, Miami Vice and named collaborators. No first-release or recording-lineup assumptions. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-19. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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