Contemporary jazz trombonist / producer Hank Bilal has experienced stellar moments with legendary artists; from performing at the GRAMMY awards with Aretha Franklin to sharing the stage with Gerald Albright, Chaka Khan, Christopher William and The Clark Sisters!
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“Astronomical” feat. Phil Denny & Marcus Anderson, out now everywhere.
For his new single "Astronomical," Hank employs a huge musical team for a hyper-collaborative and melodic approach that reaches for the stars. Some of smooth jazz's brightest players come along for the journey including Nathan Mitchell, Lin Rountree, PJ Spraggins, Randy Scott, Marcus Anderson, Michael Fields, Big Mike Hart, Sedar Jones, Marcus Johnson, and Phil Denny. The result is a supersonic, groovy burst of energy that should skyrocket Hank into a space usually reserved for genre elites!
Written & Produced by Hank Bilal
Trombone - Hank Bilal
Sax - Phil Denny
Flute - Marcus Anderson
Keys - Marcus Johnson, Hank Bilal
Organ - Nathan Mitchell
Drums - PJ Spraggins
Bass - Michael Fields
Guitar - Big Mike Hart
Percussion - Sedar Jones
Trumpet - Lin Rountree
Electronic wind instrument - Randy Scott
Recording and editing - Jelani Harris
Mixing - Greg Manning
Mastering - Steve Hall
Award-winning trombonist and educator Hank Bilal returns with an
awesome collection of jazzy & funky covers on his fourth album Beneath The Covers.
The long-awaited project features a GRAMMY-nominated solo from legendary saxophonist Gerald Albright as well as performances from Michael Lington, Althea René, Jackiem Joyner, Jazmin Ghent and Frank McComb.
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Featuring guests Gerald Albright, Marcus Anderson, Superior Edwards, Ivan Covington, and Terence Young.
Featuring guests Sheldon Ferguson and Chris Andrews
Featuring guests Lin Rountree, Althea Rene, and Jonathan Knott
GRAMMY Nominated trombonist, Hank Bilal was born in Winnsboro, South Carolina into a musical family where his uncles on his mother’s side all played instruments and his father played drums professionally. As with many of our southern based musicians Hank Bilal started in church, in the youth choir. And at home there was always the music of gospel greats being heard like The Canton Spirituals, Mississippi Mass Choir, John Pee Kee and The Winans to name a few!
Hank’s formal music education began in middle school. Later Hank went on the earn his Bachelor of Arts in music performance. Before turning in the direction of more contemporary jazz Hank spent many years in listening to classic jazz where he was exposed to the giants of the jazz style.
Hank Bilal has shared a performance platform with many great artists, from performing on the GRAMMY awards with Aretha Franklin to Gerald Albright, Chaka Khan, Christopher William and The Clark Sisters! Beyond being a veteran trombonist, the GRAMMY Nominated artist is also fluent in other performing areas as a pianists, singer and other brass instruments!
You can also add music producer as Hank Bilal has produced multiple albums; to include, The Black Aquarius, Brassential Elements, A Bona Fide Christmas, and Beneath the Covers, which features some of the best in smooth jazz!
Hank Bilal is also an educator and has been teaching elementary grades preK3 through 6th at Martin de Porres Catholic School since 2015. In addition to him being an educator he serves as an active member of community service groups, Alpha Phi Alpha, and Kappa Kappa Psi.
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