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Stefon Harris Wiki Information
Stefon Harris
(born 1973) is an American jazz vibraphonist. In 1999, the Los Angeles Times
called him "one of the most important young artists in jazz" [1] who is "at the forefront of new New York music" and "much in demand as a star sideman". [2] Harris has played with several jazz luminaries including Kenny Barron, Steve Turre, Kurt Elling, and Charlie Hunter, in addition to releasing several of his own critically well-regarded albums.
Harris is a resident of Newark, New Jersey. [3]
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Education and early career
A 1991 graduate of Albany High School, Harris earned his bachelor's (in 1995) and master's (in 1997) from Manhattan School of Music in New York City. [4] He credited his teachers in High School with recognizing his "passion for music early on and offered lessons and the chance to bring home instruments to practice." He has stated that " Music education and performance in ensembles, like the Empire State Youth Orchestra, exposed me to me to other cultures and genres." He also was the captain of the high school wrestling team. Of Manhattan School of Music he has said: "The School gave me the opportunity to explore the diversity of both classical and jazz music and find the direction I wanted to go artistically."
Performances
He plays the vibraphone, has composed music, and has released six CDs.
He has performed throughout North America and Australia, from New York's Lincoln Center, to San Francisco, Chicago, East Lansing, Michigan, Troy, New York, and Sydney, Australia. In April 2009, he will headline at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Orange County, California. [5] [6]
Discography
Released
| Album
| Notes
| Label
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1998-01-01
| A Cloud of Red Dust
| debut
| Blue Note
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1999-09-14
| Black Action Figure
| -
| Blue Note
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2001-09-11
| Kindred
| -
| Blue Note
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2003-02-11
| The Grand Unification Theory
| -
| Blue Note
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2004-04-20
| Evolution
| w/ Blackout
| EMI
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2006-01-01
| African Tarantella
| -
| Blue Note/EMI
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As member of The Classical Jazz Quartet
- Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker
(2001, Vertical Jazz) (deleted)
- The Classical Jazz Quartet Plays Bach
(Vertical Jazz, 2002)
- The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Rachmaninov
(May 16, 2006, Kind of Blue)
- The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Tchaikovsky
(September 19, 2006)
- Christmas
(2006) [7]
References
- "Faces to Watch '99" in ''Los Angeles Times'', January 3, 1999 pg. 10
- ''The Penguin Guide to Jazz'' by Richard Cook and Brian Morton, pg. 598
- Wise, Brian. "Eclectic Sounds of New Jersey, Echoing From Coast to Coast", ''The New York Times'', February 8, 2004. Accessed November 22, 2007.
- "Alumni achievement
Stefon Harris ’91 – Hitting all the right notes: Stefon Harris is living his dream," Capital Education -- Spring 2008 (City School District of Albany's quarterly newsletter), p. 4, found at Albany Schools official website. Accessed July 10, 2008.
- OCRegister. Accessed July 10, 2008.
- Orange County Performing Arts Center official website. Accessed July 10, 2008.
- allmusic ((( Classical Jazz Quartet > Discography > Main Albums )))
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