Hamilton Price began playing Tuba at age 14 in his hometown of Jonesboro, Arkansas. At 17, he switched his focus to the upright bass. He received his Bachelors degree in Classical Double Bass Performance from the University of Texas at Austin. Hamilton studied improvised music with bassist John Fremgen and pianist Jeff Hellmer, and studied Classical Double Bass with David Neubert. He played in Gerry Gibbs' Thrasher Band for five years, which led him to Los Angeles where he lives today.

Performances:
Billy Childs, Geoffrey Keezer, Eric Reed, Joanne Brackeen, Tamir Hendelman, Tigran Hamasyan, Otmaro Ruiz, Patrice Rushen, Dewey Redman, Dave Liebman, Steve Wilson, Bob Sheppard, John Abercrombie, Gary Bartz, Sam Rivers, Ravi Coltrane, James Moody, Walter Smith III, Tom Scott, Hubert Laws, Terry Gibbs, Kevin Mahogany, Roberta Gambarini, Jon Hendricks, Anthony Wilson, Chico Pinheiro, Larry Koonse, Peter Sprague, Mike Stern, Larry Coryell, Tom Harrell, Randy Brecker, Gilbert Castellanos, Steve Turre, Brian Blade, Willie Jones III, Terreon Gully, Antonio Sanchez, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Mark Ferber, Clarence Penn, Vinnie Colaiuta, Francisco Mela, Peter Erskine, T.S. Monk, Lewis Nash, Gary Novak

Teaching:
Hamilton teaches privately, and has coached combos at both LACHSA (Los Angeles County High School for the Performing Arts) and Harvard-Westlake Middle School.

Discography:
Geoffrey Keezer/Peter Sprague "Mill Creek Road" -SBE Records 2011
Mary Stallings "Dream" -High Note Records 2010
Denise Donatelli "When Lights are Low" -Savant Records 2010 -(Grammy Nominated)
Josh Nelson “I Hear a Rhapsody” -self-release 2009
Denise Donatelli “What Lies Within” -Savant Records 2008
Terry Gibbs “Finding the Groove” -Jazzed Media 2007
Gerry Gibbs “Faces Unkown” -Sms Jazz 2006
Gerry Gibbs Big Band “Live at Luna” -Whaling City Sound 2006
Elias Haslanger “Dream Story” -self-release 2006
Valeri Grohovski “Double Bach” -self-release 2004
Eddy Hobizal “Anamnesis” -self-release 2003