Freddie Hubbard

Freddie Hubbard
Hubbard in 1976
Background information
Birth name	Frederick Dwayne Hubbard
Born	(1938-04-07)April 7, 1938 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	December 29, 2008(2008-12-29) (aged 70) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Jazz hard bop post-bop neo-bop jazz fusion
Occupation(s)	Musician bandleader composer
Instrument(s)	Trumpet flugelhorn cornet French horn mellophone
Years active	1958–2008
Labels	Atlantic Columbia CTI Blue Note

Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (April 7, 1938 – December 29, 2008) was an American jazz trumpeter.^[1] He played bebop, hard bop, and post-bop styles from the early 1960s onwards. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop.^[2]