Jazz Articles about Stefon Harris

Stefon Harris: A Cloud of Red Dust

by AAJ Staff
March 1, 1999

Active. Actually, the title is “Sophistry”, but that’s what you hear as this starts spinning – activity. Warm vibes rumble on the bottom as flute and Greg Osby’s alto dance the theme, congas come in – it’s busy and friendly. It shifts to the rhythm section, with sharp comping and dancing cymbals from Alvester Garnett. Stefon Harris begins his solo; the tone is icy, with vibrato kept to a minimum. It reminds me a bit of the underrated Walt Dickerson, ...

Stefon Harris: A Cloud of Red Dust

by C. Michael Bailey
December 1, 1998

Vibrulous. A Cloud of Red Dust is 25 year old vibraphonist Stefon Harris' debut as leader. It is an exciting debut because it provides a fresh entry into a sparsely populated field in jazz and illustrates how Blue Note is proactively supporting young artists while also maintaining their proven lable of artists and reissue programs.

Jimmy Smith Again?. The vibraphone and the organ in jazz have a lot in common. They are both fairly uncommon in jazz practice as compared ...