Fred Hopkins
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Fred Hopkins (1947-1999) was a 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 , David Murray's Low Class Conspiracy and frequently worked with the cellist Diedre Murray. Hopkins played with a wide variety of musicians including Muhal Richard Abrams, Don Pullen, Oliver Lake, Hamiet Bluiett, Andrew Cyrille, Kalaparusha Maurice Mcintyre, Sunny Murray, Kahil El'Zabar, Malachi Thompson, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Anthony Braxton and Marion Brown.
