Fred Hopkins, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Fred Hopkins

American musician

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1947

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 07-Jan-1999

Profession: musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Fred Hopkins (October 10, 1947 – January 7, 1999) was a Chicago double bassist who played a major role in the development of the avant-garde jazz movement.
He was a member of the avant garde jazz trio Air (with Henry Threadgill and Steve McCall) and David Murray's Low Class Conspiracy; he frequently worked with the cellist Diedre Murray.
Hopkins played with other musicians including Muhal Richard Abrams, Don Pullen, Hamiet Bluiett, Andrew Cyrille, Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre, Sunny Murray, Kahil El'Zabar, Malachi Thompson, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Anthony Braxton and Marion Brown.