The saxophonist, whose music reflects his native
Jamaican culture, came to live in Birmingham over 40 years ago but did not record his first album until
1991, when he was 72.
Geoffrey Smith introduces a concert given by Hamilton's band at the Jazz Cafe in London last September, and during the interval
Hamilton talks about his career. The band's line-up includes two of his ten children and his long-time colleague, the pianist Sam Brown , as well as tenor saxophonist
Jean Toussaint. Most of the music was composed by Andy Hamilton.
Producer Derek Drescher