Jazz Articles about Toni Harris

Toni Harris: Second Chances

by C. Michael Bailey
March 1, 2002

Philadelphia has been a rich treasure chest of jazz talent. Jimmy Smith, Bobby Timmons, Ray Bryant, Joey DeFrancesco, Kenny Barron, the Eubanks Brothers, the Heath Brothers, and a host of others. Peaking out of this talent is Toni Harris, Ms. Jazz. On the scene since the early 1990's, Ms. Harris is coming into her own on her new release, Second Chances.

Her vocals are a mixture of Ella Fitzgerald, Billy Holiday, and Betty Carter. Her vocal stylings err on the ...