Scott Hammond (musician)

Scott Hammond (born 4 June 1973) is an English drummer. He plays with Ian Anderson^[1] (the leader and frontman of British Rock band Jethro Tull) and has also toured and recorded with Jethro Tull itself.^[2] He has been described as a "Jazz drummer with rock influences".^[3]

Scott Hammond
Hammond performing in 2024
Background information
Born	(1973-06-04) 4 June 1973 (age 51) Bristol, England
Genres	Progressive rock folk rock hard rock blues rock pop jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Drums
Years active	1996–present
Member of	Jethro Tull Ian Anderson band
Website	www.scotthammond.co.uk

Early years

Hammond was born in Bristol, England, UK. He started to learn the drums when he was 14 years old^[4] and later studied at The City of Leeds College of Music for three years, and also with Dave Hassell for two years.

Ian Anderson

Since April 2010 Hammond has primarily been touring internationally with Ian Anderson, rock flautist of Jethro Tull.^[5] Recordings with Ian Anderson have included Thick As a Brick 2^[6] album (released in April 2012) - the sequel to Jethro Tull's 1972 album Thick As A Brick.^[7] Hammond's touring with the band has included the "Thick As A Brick" 2012/13 world tour, the 2014/15 Homo Erraticus world tour, Jethro Tull - The Rock Opera and Jethro Tull's 50th Anniversary tour in 2018.^[8]

Scott Hammond playing live in USA with Ian Anderson 2010

Jethro Tull

In March 2011 Hammond toured with Jethro Tull in Ireland. This tour featured Martin Barre on guitar, David Goodier on bass, John O'Hara on keyboards and Ian Anderson on flute, guitar and vocals. From 2017 he is in a new line-up of Jethro Tull.

Hammond said in an interview: "I wouldn't describe myself as a prog rock drummer although it's obviously a part of what I do. My rock roots are based in bands like Deep Purple although I have always enjoyed listening to Jethro Tull's Minstrel in the Gallery since I was a teenager."^[9]

In the book "The Ballad of Jethro Tull", Hammond said "What attracted me (to Jethro Tull) was the variation in dynamics and the quirky arrangements. It was exciting."^[10]

Hammond's first studio album with Jethro Tull, The Zealot Gene, was released on 28 January 2022.^[11] He also played on Jethro Tull's 23rd album RökFlöte which was released on April 21, 2023.

Freelance career

The majority of Hammond's working life has been jazz and funk based. He plays very regularly with his own band JINGU BANG and also with the jazz organ trio The Hopkins-Hammond Trio. Other artists he has worked with include Ruth Hammond, Bruce Dickinson, Greg Lake, Justin Hayward, Tina May, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Herb Geller, Bobby Wellins, Pee Wee Ellis, Phil King and Limahl. More recently Hammond has featured on four albums by UK based trumpeter Ben Thomas^[12] with Thomas & Muse.^[13]

Hammond was voted 5th best rock drummer in the world in the 2022 MusicRadar Awards (public vote) ^[14]

Discography

Year	Artist	Title	Type	Label	Peak chart position
					US	UK	Germany
2002	Ruth Hammond	All The Good Things[15]	Studio Album	Tenterhook Records
2006	Gary Bamford	JADJ[16]	Studio Album	Kintu Records
2006	The Forster King Band	Keep The Music Playing	Studio Album	Unsigned
2007	Ilya	Somerset	Studio Album	CDBY
2008	Azhar Saffar	Out There	Studio Album	33 Jazz
2008	Denny Ilett	Calling The Children Home	Studio Album	Nugene
2009	Phil King	They Come And They Go	Studio Album	Ragtag Records
2009	Thomas & Muse[17]	We All Fall Down[18]	Studio Album	mtheart
2011	Thomas & Muse[17]	Dark Scrawls[19]	Studio Album	safehouse
2011	Colman Brothers[20]	Another Brother	7" single	Wah Wah 45s
2011	Colman Brothers	Colman Brothers	Studio Album	Wah Wah 45s
2012	Ian Anderson	Thick As a Brick 2[21]	Studio Album	Chrysalis/EMI Records	55	35	13
2013	Thomas & Muse	Within This World Within My Mind	Studio Album	Safe House
2014	Ian Anderson	Homo Erraticus[22]	Studio Album	Kscope		14	13
2014	Ian Anderson	Thick as a Brick - Live in Iceland[23]	Live Album	Eagle Records
2015	Thomas & Muse	Dead Horses and Divorces	Studio Album	Safe House
2018	Gary Alesbrook	Jazz In The Movies	Studio Album	Gary Alesbrook
2022	Jethro Tull	The Zealot Gene	Studio Album	InsideOutMusic	10	9	4
2023	Jethro Tull	RökFlöte	Studio Album	InsideOutMusic	24	17	4

References

1. "Ian Anderson - Banker Bets, Banker Wins - Official Video". Youtube.com. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
2. "Biography at the Official Jethro Tull Website". J-tull.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
3. Thomas, Wolfgang; Kevin Thomas (2012). Jethro Tull Over Germany. Siegen rock Museum. p. 244. ISBN 978-3-00-037254-4.
4. "Scott Hammond's personal website". Scotthammond.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
5. "Jethro Tull Board". Thejethrotullboard.proboards.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
6. "Thick as a Brick 2 article on davidsmith.com". Daviddesmith.com. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
7. "Rockonnection Article". Rockonnection Article. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
8. "Scott Hammond's drum solo on a concert of the Thick As A Brick 2012 tour". Youtube.com. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
9. "Jethro Tull Board Interview". Thejethrotullboard.proboards.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
10. The Ballad of Jethro Tull - Rocket88 Books
11. "Pre-order the New Jethro Tull album "The Zealot Gene"" (Press release). Jethro Tull. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
12. "Ben Thomas Website". safehouse. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
13. "Thomas & Muse website". safehouse. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
14. The no.1 website for musicians, musicradar (6 December 2022). "World's best rock drummer 2022". musicradar. Retrieved 6 December 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
15. "All The Good Things album". Ruthhammond.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
16. "JADJ". JADJ. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
17. "Thomas & Muse". Thomas & Muse. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
18. "We All Fall Down". mtheart. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
19. "Dark Scrawls". safehouse. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
20. Colman Brothers Archived 9 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
21. "Press Release - Thick As A Brick 2" (Press release). England: Prnewswire.com. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
22. "Homo Erraticus". England: jethrotull.com. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
23. "Thick As a Brick - Live in Iceland". England: jethrotull.com. 28 June 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.