The Jan Hammer Trivia Quiz

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Questions

1. Name at least four world class guitarists with whom Jan wrote or recorded.

 

2. Who does Jan credit as his biggest musical influence?

 

3. What two albums did Jan record for Electra / Asylum in 1978 and 1979?

 

4. Who has been Jan’s instrument manufacturer of choice for the past decade?

5. What was the name of the album on which Jan collaborated with Mahavishnu alumnus Billy Cobham in 1973?

 

 6.  a. What was the title of the first American film that Jan scored?

      b. What is the name of its Academy Award winning director?

 

 7. At the Grammy awards in February, 1986, "Miami Vice Theme" earned Jan two awards.  Name the categories.

 

 8. The video from what Jan Hammer / Neal Schon song was an MTV staple in 1982?

 

 9. What is Jan’s mother’s profession?

 

10. What is the name of Jan’s studio?

 

11. What was the name of Jan’s 1993 video-album that remained on the Billboard Music Video Charts for over 100 weeks?

 

12. What prestigious music school did Jan attend in Prague?

 

13. Jan came to America following the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia on a scholarship to attend what school.

 

14. What Mahavishnu Orchestra album was recorded in 1973 but first released in 1999?

 

15. For what organization did Jan score an award winning television spot featuring Czech President Vaclav Havel?

 
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