Jazz Articles about Ron Harter

The Brighton Beat: Victory At Last

by Mike Jurkovic
August 9, 2025

For the musically uninitiated and socially marooned, there is a perpetual sense of danceable immediacy to the big, fun Brighton Beat sound. The exact reason for that is that, at any moment--no, make that every moment--there is the potential to shake-your-money-maker around the moon and back again. Measure by measure by measure, the dance floor is going to get worn down to the studs. It is truly liberating.  Utilizing a far greater freedom to enlist the studio as ...