LARRY HAMMETT
Larry Hammett is a guitarist, producer, composer, and educator. His principal genre is impossible to classify, as his resume of recordings and performances include classical, jazz, pop, avantgarde, blues, country, bluegrass, flamenco, Balkan and, more generally, world music. As an ambassador of the guitar, Hammett has performed and given master classes in France, Mexico, Argentina, Greece, Serbia, Turkey, Armenia, Spain and throughout the United States. In 2012, Hammett co-founded the Unlimited Music & Arts Festival in Vyzitsa, Greece and in 2018, the Paros International Guitar Festival on Paros Island, Greece. As a composer, his six albums-Brazos Island, The Larry Hammett Quartet, Fantasias Felinas, The Larry Hammett Quartet featuring Genie Jones, Musiques a Voir, and Live at the Grand House-are aired world-wide and can be found on iTunes, Apple Music, Spotify, CD Baby, Digital Cable Radio, Pandora, and a host of other licensing organizations. In addition, his collaborative works include compositions for film, theater, and modern dance. As a producer and arranger, Hammett is highly regarded and has worked on projects throughout the world. He is currently the coordinator of guitar studies at The University of Oklahoma where he has been since joining the faculty in 1991.