Timothy Andrew Hauff (born 1952) is an American jazz double bassist, electric bassist and educator.

Early years

Hauff was born into a musical family in

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and raised in the small nearby community of Merrill. Hauff's brother and a sister played drums and another sister played saxophone. Hauff began the clarinet at age 11 and by age 15 was playing electric guitar. When he was offered a place in a regional rhythm & blues band, Spectacle, on the condition he switch to bass guitar, he removed the top 2 strings from his guitar and began to practice. Hauff was soon proficient on the bass guitar and the band became a regional favorite, touring a 5-state region of

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and

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. The 8-piece group was a popular regional show band and all of its former members have since been inducted into the Iowa Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.1

Professional development and career

In 1973 Hauff enlisted in the U.S. Navy and continued to perform. The military brought him to the San Francisco area by 1974 and it was while in the service that he acquired his first double bass, and began serious study of the instrument. Following discharge, he studied classical double bass from 1981-1983 with Robert Manning and Murray Grodner, and concurrently studied Jazz bass with Ron McLure, Don Haas and

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. Additionally, Hauff studied theory and composition with

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. In 1983, a combo he formed won high acclaim at the Pacific Coast Jazz Festival. Hauff received both his B.A. (1984) and his M.A. (1990) from

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.1 Settling in San Francisco after discharge from the Navy, Hauff performed there through 1994 with a long list of major jazz artists, among them

, Eddie Moore,

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, Norbert Stachel,

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, Sam Most,

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, Victor Lewis,

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, David Matthews,

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, Vince Lataeno and

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. Additionally, Hauff recorded with

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, Eddie Henderson, Calvin Keys, Jeff Chimente, Brian Melvin, Danny Walsh, Gary Fisher, Peter Horvath, Richie Goldberg, Mark Little,

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, Gaylord Birch, Mel Martin,

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, Paul Mousavi,

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, Bob Bauer, Frank Samuels, Faye Carol, Donald 'Duck' Bailey and

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as well as E.W. Wainwright and the African Roots of Jazz.1

Working abroad

In 1994, following performances in

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, Hauff went to

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where he remained for six years, teaching music and English and performing with Jazz groups in major

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hotels and at regional jazz festivals. He also performed with the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra during this period. From 1996-1998, Hauff wrote a monthly jazz column in the publication, ''Guide To Bangkok''.1 Hauff currently makes his home in

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, where he is actively performing and teaching bass.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hauff, Tim 1952 births Living people American jazz double-bassists American male double-bassists People from Sioux City, Iowa 21st-century American double-bassists 21st-century American male musicians American male jazz musicians San Jose State University alumni