Freddie Hubbard, born Frederick Dwayne Hubbard in Indianapolis, Indiana in April 1938, was a leading trumpeter of the hard bop movement and contributed to the development of modern jazz and bebop. Drawing equally from tonal jazz, rhythm and blues and gospel music, Hubbard helped to forge a new path for jazz music in the 1960s.
After moving to New York at age 20, Hubbard began working with other jazz greats like drummer
