Tami Lee Hughes, Violin

Biography

Tami Lee Hughes has appeared as soloist with a number of orchestras including the National, Monroe, Mississippi, and Pontiac-Oakland Symphonies and in recital in universities and concert venues in the United States, Costa Rica, Bermuda, Austria and Russia, and as soloist or chamber artist in the Ann Arbor Chamber Fest, Natchez Festival of Music, and Silver Anniversary Celebration of the New Arts Cultural Society. 

In 2011, Albany Records released to critical acclaim Ms. Hughes’s debut solo album “Legacy: Violin Music of African-American Composers”.  The recording has been featured on numerous radio broadcasts across the country and was recognized as one of the best classical music releases of 2011 by All Music Guide’s critic V. Vasan.

Ms. Hughes has numerous performance credits in popular music and film. She performs in the film music of “The Only Good Indian”, a 2009 Sundance Film Festival movie and in orchestras for national productions of “Annie” and “Les Misérables”, and has recorded as studio violinist for Chad "Sir Wick" Hughes and Grammy award-winning artists Aretha Franklin, Fred Hammond and Donnie McClurkin. 

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Ms. Hughes received a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Minnesota, and Master's and Doctorate degrees from the University of Michigan. Teachers include Nancy Langham, Jana Burton, Sally O'Reilly, Camilla Wicks, and Paul Kantor.