Studied trombone at the age of 8

1957-63 Howard W. Blake Performance Arts High School in Tampa, Florida; General music, theory, harmony, sight singing, African and Afro-Cuban music, blues, jazz, European classical, directing, percussion with Prof. Thomas J. Simpson
1966-67 Basic harmony and chord progression and symbols with Mr. Clarence Sherral of the Windsor Symphony
1968-69 Modern harmony and elements of composition with Mr. Leon Henderson and Prof. David Durrah

Professional Experience as Drummer-Percussionist:

1962-63 Earl Hooker, The Five Royals, Sam and Dave, Little Willie John
1965 Kirk Lightsey, Motown Artist, James "Blood" Ulmer
1966 Donald Byrd-Sonny Red, Joseph Jarman, Betty Carter, Chet Baker, Marcus Belgrave
1968 Sonny Rollins, Donald Byrd, Hank Crawford, Focus Novii
1970-71 Kenny Dorham, James “Blood” Ulmer, O C Smith, Sea of Nurnen-David Durrah
1972 Charles Mingus, Sam Rivers, Howard Johnson, Doug Hammond/Sonny Fortune Octet
1973-74 Charles Mingus, Lonnie Liston Smith, Sonny Fortune
1975 Charles Mingus, Howard Johnson, Marion Williams, Etta James, Lowell Fulson
1976-78 Arthur Blythe, Sammy Price/Hal Singer, Nina Simone, Mal Waldron, Family of Percussion
1979-81 Doug Hammond Trio, Family of Percussion
1982-84 Doug Hammond Trio
1985 Mal Waldron Trio, Sam Rivers, Amina Myers, Mombasa Doug Hammond Trio, Project "New Music Ensemble"
1986 Stephan Kurmann Strings, Doug Hammond Trio
1987-91 James "Blood" Ulmer, Kirk Lightsey, Marcus Belgrave, Michael Riessler
Allan Praskin, Adelhard Roidinger, Regina Carter, Wendell Harrison
1991-2006 Johnny Griffin, Arnett Cobb, Joe Henderson, Jimmy Heath, Louisiana Red,
Arthur Blythe, Fritz Pauer, John Hicks, Reggie Workman, Reggie
Johnson, Sonny Simmons, George Braith, Christoph Cech, Doug
Hammond Trio (Dwight Adams & Pablo Nahar), Doug Hammond Solo