Genres Jazz Instruments Vibraphone
Marimba Website StefonHarris.com | Years active 1996–present Name Stefon Harris Labels Blue Note | |
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Born March 23, 1973 (age 51) ( 1973-03-23 ) Role Vibraphonist · stefonharris.com Music groups SFJAZZ Collective (2007 – 2013), Classical Jazz Quartet Albums Ninety Miles Project, Urbanus, Kindred, Ninety Miles: Live at Cubadi, A Cloud of Red Dust Profiles | ||
Associated acts Classical Jazz Quartet Education Manhattan School of Music | ||
City sunrise david sanchez stefon harris christian scott ninety miles 2011
Stefon Harris (born March 23, 1973) is an American jazz vibraphonist. In 1999, the Los Angeles Times called him "one of the most important young artists in jazz" who is "at the forefront of new New York music" and "much in demand as a star sideman". 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.
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- City sunrise david sanchez stefon harris christian scott ninety miles 2011
- La fiesta va david sanchez stefon harris christian scott ninety miles 2011
- Education and early career
- Performances
- Collaboration
- As a leader
- As a co leader
- As member of The Classical Jazz Quartet
- As a sideman
- References
Harris is a resident of Newark, New Jersey.
La fiesta va david sanchez stefon harris christian scott ninety miles 2011
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. He credited his teachers in high school, saying they recognized 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, Eilat, Israel, and Sydney, Australia. In April 2009, he headlined at the Orange County Performing Arts Center in Orange County, California.
Collaboration
Harris collaborated with saxophonist David Sánchez and trumpeter Christian Scott in 2011 on the album Ninety Miles. They recorded the album in Havana, Cuba.