Stix Hooper
American musician

Stix Hooper

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American musician
Gender:
Male
Places:
United States of America
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Jazz musicianMusician
Work field:
Music
Birth:
15 August 1938(Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA)
Star sign:
Leo
Genres:
Jazz
Instruments:
Drum kit
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Introduction

Nesbert "Stix" Hooper (born August 15, 1938) is an American drummer and founding member of The Crusaders.

Career

Hooper developed an interest in music, drums, and percussion at an early age. Starting in middle school with band director George Magruder, he began devoting much of his time to the study of music. While he was a student at Phillis Wheatley High School, he formed the band the Swingsters, then the Modern Jazz Sextet. At Texas Southern University, he received coaching from members of the Houston Symphony Orchestra and other local professional musicians. After moving to the west coast, he studied music at California State University, Los Angeles and with private instructors and mentors. During the 1950s the Jazz Crusaders were formed.

He has worked with Arthur Fiedler, George Shearing,B.B. King, Grant Green, Grover Washington Jr., Quincy Jones, Marvin Gaye, Nancy Wilson, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of London, and the Rolling Stones. He was National Vice Chairman of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and president of its Los Angeles chapter.

On June 25, 2019, The New York Times Magazine listed Stix Hooper among hundreds of artists whose material was reportedly destroyed in the 2008 Universal fire.

Discography

As leader

  • The World Within (MCA, 1979)
  • Touch the Feeling (MCA, 1982)
  • Lay it on the Line (Artful Balance, 1989)
  • Many Hats (Stix Hooper Enterprises, 2010)
  • Mainstream Straight Ahead (Stix, 2010)
  • Jazz Gems (Stix, 2010)

With The Crusaders

  • Freedom Sound (Pacific Jazz, 1961)
  • Lookin' Ahead (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
  • The Jazz Crusaders at the Lighthouse (Pacific Jazz, 1962)
  • Tough Talk (Pacific Jazz, 1963)
  • Heat Wave (Pacific Jazz, 1963)
  • Jazz Waltz (Pacific Jazz, 1963) with Les McCann
  • Stretchin' Out (Pacific Jazz, 1964)
  • The Thing (Pacific Jazz, 1965)
  • Chile Con Soul (Pacific Jazz, 1965)
  • Live at the Lighthouse '66 (Pacific Jazz, 1966)
  • Talk That Talk (Pacific Jazz, 1966)
  • The Festival Album (Pacific Jazz, 1966)
  • Uh Huh (Pacific Jazz, 1967)
  • Lighthouse '68 (Pacific Jazz, 1968)
  • Powerhouse (Pacific Jazz, 1969)
  • Lighthouse '69 (Pacific Jazz, 1969)
  • Pass the Plate (Chisa, 1971)
  • Hollywood (MoWest, 1972)
  • Crusaders 1 (Blue Thumb, 1972)
  • The 2nd Crusade (Blue Thumb, 1973)
  • Unsung Heroes (Blue Thumb, 1973)
  • Scratch (Blue Thumb, 1974)
  • Southern Comfort (Blue Thumb, 1974)
  • Chain Reaction (Blue Thumb, 1975)
  • Those Southern Knights (Blue Thumb, 1976)
  • Free as the Wind (Blue Thumb, 1977)
  • Images (Blue Thumb, 1978)
  • Street Life (1979)
  • Rhapsody and Blues (1980)
  • Standing Tall (1980)
  • Royal Jam (MCA, 1982)
  • Rural Renewal (Verve, 2003)

As sideman

With Joe Sample

  • 1978 Rainbow Seeker
  • 1979 Carmel
  • 1980 Voices in the Rain

With others