Tyler Hawes

For 25 years, Tyler Hawes has been absorbing, collecting, and cultivating musical information. The first sounds he ever heard in this world were his father’s blues-inspired harmonica riffs. Coming of age through classical piano training, Tyler later veered into the world of Rock N’ Roll, picking up drums, guitar, and bass. Through various educational programs, Tyler was able to explore fields of concert music and discover a whole new world through jazz. During his undergraduate composition studies at the Baldwin Wallace Conservatory, he was called to Ghana, West Africa to learn from the master... show more