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Hugo "Harry" Harrison

Based in Liverpool for the last ten years Hugo has worked as a professorial jazz musician playing at and organizing numerous events. Performance is at the hart of Hugo’s life with improvisation at its core, but you can find him performing within all pop and world music genres or in the studio working along side song writers.

Hugo has toured up and down the country playing most major British festivals (and some European ones) including: Glastonbury, Latitude, Secret Garden Party, The Innocent Smothie Festival, Harvest at Jimmy’s, T in the park and many more. Hugo has been part of bands such as Edgar Jones and the Joneses, The Cuckolds, The Bobby Swing Trio, Peter and the Wolf, John Smith, Jez Wing, Lizzy Nunnery, The Grapes Band, Blind Monk Trio.

And has supported: Bill Wyman and the Rhythm Kings, James Brown, The Coral, Kate Nash, Paul Heaton from The Beautiful South, The Zutons, Eddie Floyd (or ‘Mr. Knock on wood’) and many more.

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Bassist/Producer Frank Swart's 'Mischief In The Musitorium' Features Vernon Reid, Lenny White, Donald Harrison And More!

Bassist/Producer Frank Swart's 'Mischief In The Musitorium' Features Vernon Reid, Lenny White, Donald Harrison And More!

Source: Scott Thompson Public Relations

A new record bringing together some of the most fearless voices in modern music: Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Nduduzo Makhathini, Jason Marsalis, Lenny White (Miles Davis and Return to Forever), G Calvin Weston (Ornette Coleman), Donald Harrison and Bill Summers (The Headhunters). This album is a collision of alt-jazz, progressive blues, and improvisational fusion- equal parts groove, chaos & cosmos. It doesn’t sit neatly in any category, and that’s the point! Think Ornette meets King Crimson in a NOLA warehouse. ...

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Ali Hugo Breaks New Ground With Genre-defying Jazz Album 'Jazzalane'—Now Streaming

Ali Hugo Breaks New Ground With Genre-defying Jazz Album 'Jazzalane'—Now Streaming

Source: Ali Hugo

Since making his debut in 2015, singer-songwriter and producer Ali Hugo has become known not just for his eclectic musical journey but also for his ability to adapt, evolve, and lead in an ever-changing music industry. Now, Hugo unveils his boldest project yet: JazzaLane—a full-length jazz album that showcases his evolution as a genre-bending artist and a masterful jazz vocalist and producer. Stream JazzaLane here JazzaLane is more than a jazz record — it’s a statement of artistic maturity and ...

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Perfection: Harry James in the Late '50s/Early '60s

Perfection: Harry James in the Late '50s/Early '60s

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Two big bands that knock me out from the late 1950s and early 1960s are the ones led by Count Basie and Harry James. Both could swing the house sideways, but both knew when enough was enough. Basie, of course, invented the concept of just enough, but James's decade-straddling band is often overlooked for the same quality. James's near-stalker passion for Basie is well known ("Two O'Clock Jump) but less known is that during this period, they shared the same ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Harry Connick, Jr.

Jazz Musician of the Day: Harry Connick, Jr.

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Harry Connick, Jr.'s birthday today!

Harry Connick, Jr.'s career has been studded with awards and recognition, including several multi-platinum and gold albums, Grammy and Emmy awards, a starring role in a Tony-winning Broadway musical and much more. A true American icon, there are few artists of Harry's stature, and fewer still with such a comprehensive span of the entire realm of entertainment. Harry grew up in New Orleans, and it is here you will find ...

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Interview: Harry Allen

Interview: Harry Allen

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers

Harry Allen is often thought of as quiet and aloof. The truth is, the swinging tenor saxophonist is reserved and, based on my many email chats with him, a gentleman and great guy who tends to keep to himself. While you're certainly aware of his swinging style in the Zoot Sims-Paul Gonsalves tradition, you may not be aware that Harry is a superb arranger cut from the same cloth as Sammy Nestico and Nelson Riddle. [Photo above of Harry Allen ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Donald Harrison

Jazz Musician of the Day: Donald Harrison

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Donald Harrison's birthday today!

New Orleans born saxophonist Donald Harrison is a musician/composer who master musicians consider a master of every era of jazz, soul, funk, and a composer of orchestral classical music. He is also a genius, according to geniuses like Eddie Palmieri and Mike Clark. In the HBO drama Treme, Emmy winning director David Simon created two characters to portray how Harrison innovated new styles of music. Harrison has appeared as an actor/musician ...

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World-Renowned Smoke Jazz Club Announces February Line-Up Including Louis Hayes, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Valentine’s Day With Lezlie Harrison, And More

World-Renowned Smoke Jazz Club Announces February Line-Up Including Louis Hayes, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Valentine’s Day With Lezlie Harrison, And More

Source: AMT Public Relations

Described as “the most genuine, congenial and best-run jazz club in the city (Huffington Post),” New York’s Smoke Jazz Club presents a stellar line-up of some of jazz’s greatest artists during February. The month kick-starts with a four-night run February 2-5 by today’s leading vibraphonist Stefon Harris and his critically-acclaimed ensemble Blackout. SMOKE Jazz Club welcomes an interesting dual-guitar dialogue with Peter Bernstein and Kurt Rosenwinkel from February 9-12. Vocalist Lezlie Harrison celebrates Valentine’s Day February 14-15 followed by legendary ...

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Jazz Musician of the Day: Harry Allen

Jazz Musician of the Day: Harry Allen

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Harry Allen's birthday today!

Gene Lees writes, “Stan Getz was once asked his idea of the perfect tenor saxophone soloist. His answer was, 'My technique, Al Cohn's ideas, and Zoot's time.' The fulfillment of that ideal may well be embodied in thirty-year-old Harry Allen." BMG recording artist Harry Allen has over twenty recordings to his name. Three of Harry's CDs have won Gold Disc Awards from Japan's Swing Journal Magazine, and his CD Tenors Anyone? ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Harry Connick, Jr.

Jazz Musician of the Day: Harry Connick, Jr.

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Harry Connick, Jr.'s birthday today!

Harry Connick, Jr.'s career has been studded with awards and recognition, including several multi-platinum and gold albums, Grammy and Emmy awards, a starring role in a Tony-winning Broadway musical and much more. A true American icon, there are few artists of Harry's stature, and fewer still with such a comprehensive span of the entire realm of entertainment. Harry grew up in New Orleans, and it is here you will find ...

Birthday

Jazz Musician of the Day: Donald Harrison

Jazz Musician of the Day: Donald Harrison

Source: Michael Ricci

All About Jazz is celebrating Donald Harrison's birthday today!

New Orleans born saxophonist Donald Harrison is a musician/composer who master musicians consider a master of every era of jazz, soul, funk, and a composer of orchestral classical music. He is also a genius, according to geniuses like Eddie Palmieri and Mike Clark. In the HBO drama Treme, Emmy winning director David Simon created two characters to portray how Harrison innovated new styles of music. Harrison has appeared as an actor/musician ...

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