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From the time he showed up on the scene in his late teens, Harry Connick, Jr. seemed destined for an unusual career. His early Columbia recordings placed him alongside musicians like Ron Carter, Dr. John and Carmen McRae; the When Harry Met Sally... soundtrack made him a star at 22. In the decades since, he has moved freely between jazz, pop, Broadway, film and television, while continuing to work as a pianist, singer, composer and arranger. But by ...

Live Review

Harry Connick, Jr. at Johnny Mercer Theatre

by Martin McFie
December 20, 2018

Harry Connick, Jr. Johnny Mercer Theatre New Orleans Tricentennial Tour Savannah, GA December 9, 2018 With numerous Grammy and Emmy awards and Tony nominations, Harry Connick, Jr. is a star of sound, screen, and stage, lauded by universities and his loyal fan base. “Star" is not an exaggeration, with his rise beginning on the soundtrack for When Harry met Sally and Connick continuing his meteoric progress. The theme of his ...

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Album Review

Harry Connick, Jr.: Music From The Happy Elf

Read "Music From The Happy Elf" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
December 18, 2011

"The Happy Elf" is just one of many numbers that Harry Connick, Jr. dished out on Harry For The Holidays (Sony/Columbia, 2003), but this particular song proved to be the seed for cross-marketing manna, which makes it a microcosm of the man himself. Connick has crooned his way into the hearts of millions, proven himself on piano time and again, conquered the silver screen, and taken Broadway by storm, but his most heartwarming talent may be that of “children's entertainer." ...

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Album Review

Harry Connick, Jr.: Chanson du Vieux Carre

Read "Chanson du Vieux Carre" reviewed by Jim Santella

by Jim Santella
June 25, 2007

Big bands always bring memories with them to the concert. This program documents New Orleans memories of bandleader Harry Connick, Jr. as he and his band interpret traditional fare as well as bright new originals. Recorded May 2003 in Los Angeles, the session features an all-star line-up of soloists as well as solid arrangements. As with most of the better big bands, this one owes considerable gratitude to legends such as Duke Ellington and Count Basie. It's deeply ingrained in ...

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Harry Connick, Jr.: Chanson du Vieux Carre

Read "Chanson du Vieux Carre" reviewed by Andrew Velez

by Andrew Velez
April 12, 2007

Louis Armstrong's “Someday You'll Be Sorry makes an appropriate opener for this loving big-band-on-parade salute to New Orleans. A compilation of traditional music, some associated with the city and new original music about New Orleans, this is Connick's valentine to his native city, recorded some time prior to the disastrous Hurricane Katrina. Connick's early career included playing piano and singing in Bourbon Street bars. Connick has toured regularly with this band since the early '90s and this ...

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Album Review

Harry Connick Jr.: Chanson du Vieux Carre

Read "Chanson du Vieux Carre" reviewed by Franz A. Matzner

by Franz A. Matzner
February 15, 2007

Simply because it was produced prior to Hurricane Katrina's devastating impact, Harry Connick Jr.'s New Orleans-themed album, Chanson du Veux Carré, has a different texture and tone than many of the impressive tribute albums the jazz world has delivered since that tragic event transpired. While many have sounded themes of lament, nostalgia, defiance, outrage and hope, Connick's venture is pure celebration--innocently recorded before Katrina transformed New Orleans into a symbol of loss, abandonment and political failure. Conceived ...

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Album Review

Harry Connick, Jr.: Occasion: Connick on Piano 2

Read "Occasion: Connick on Piano 2" reviewed by John Kelman

by John Kelman
July 22, 2005

While singer/pianist Harry Connick Jr.'s opening performance at this year's Ottawa International Jazz Festival was entertaining in a lightweight kind of way, his two shows the following evening were the most revealing. On this world premiere, and two of only three live performances with his lifelong friend, saxophonist Branford Marsalis, Connick debuted material from Occasion: Connick on Piano 2, an even greater departure from his more widely-accepted crooner image than his '03 Marsalis Music release, Other Hours: Connick on Piano ...