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Craig Harris

Craig S. Harris is an American jazz trombonist, who started working with Sun Ra in 1976. He also has worked with Abdullah Ibrahim, David Murray, Lester Bowie, Cecil Taylor, Sam Rivers, Muhal Richard Abrams, and Charlie Haden. He has recorded since 1983 as leader for India Navigation, Soul Note and JMT. For the latter he recorded with two groups. The Tailgater's Tales was a quintet with clarinetist Don Byron, trumpeter Eddie Allen, Anthony Cox on double bass, and Pheeroan AkLaff on drums. His large ensemble Cold Sweat was a tribute to the music of James Brown.

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Craig Harris: Souls Within the Veil

Read "Souls Within the Veil" reviewed by Rex  Butters


Craig Harris returns with an ambitious, fully-realized project composed to commemorate the centennial of W.E.B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folks. Recruiting ten of the strongest voices playing today, including Steve Coleman, Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Lake and Don Byron, Harris creates a powerful suite recorded live over two CDs. Twelve years have elapsed since Harris' last recorded solo project, during which time he actively participated in numerous multimedia performance pieces as composer, performer, conceptualist, curator and artistic director. A ...

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Makanda Project Jazz Ensemble is Profiled in Boston Globe

Makanda Project Jazz Ensemble is Profiled in Boston Globe

Source: MassJazz: Jazz in Massachusetts

The Makanda Project and its work in bringing jazz back to Roxbury in Boston has been profiled in The Boston Globe by Alexandra Legend Siegel. To read the full story, click here. The group was formed in honor of the late Makanda Ken McIntyre, a Boston-born jazz musician and educator who composed over 400 pieces of music in his life. The Makanda Project continues the legacy of Makanda through live concerts and educational programs. Their next performance takes place at ...

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Craig Harris' God's Trombones Thu-Sat Dec 13-16 8PM at the Apollo

Craig Harris' God's Trombones Thu-Sat Dec 13-16 8PM at the Apollo

Source: Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services

Acclaimed jazz trombonist Craig S. Harris has performed with a veritable Who's Who of jazz' most important figures, including Sun Ra, Lester Bowie, Don Pullen, Abdullah Ibrahim, and even Lena Horne, among many others. With God's Trombones, Harris has realized a longstanding dream - to create a music- theatre work that reinterprets and reinvigorates James Weldon Johnson's 1927 classic collection of poems based on the inspirational sermons of Negro preachers. Johnson was one of the giants of African-American cultural history ...

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Craig Harris and N.O.I At Sweet Rhythm Friday, Sept. 20 And Saturday, Sept. 21

Craig Harris and N.O.I At Sweet Rhythm Friday, Sept. 20 And Saturday, Sept. 21

Source: All About Jazz

Featuring: Craig Harris-Trombone, Carla Cook-Vocals, Helga Davis-Vocals, Latanya Hall- Vocals Tony Lewis - Drums, Calvin Jones-Bass, Bahnamous Bowie-Keyboards, Abdour M'boup-Percussion, Chiek M'baye-Percussion

When Craig Harris exploded onto the jazz scene in 1978, he brought the entire history of the jazz trombone with him. From the growling gutbucket intensity of early New Orleans music through the refined, articulate improvisation of the modern era set forth by J.J. Johnson, and into the confrontational expressionism of the '60s avant-garde, Craig handled the total ...

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