Home » Search Center » Results: Karla Harris

Results for "Karla Harris"

Advanced search options

Results for pages tagged "Karla Harris"...

Musician

Karla Harris

Jazz vocalist Karla Harris has made a career within the art form she loves for more than four decades, engaging audiences from Portland to Provence. Her performance credits include events such as the Sarasota Jazz Festival, Portland Jazz Festival, Oregon Coast Jazz Party, Greenville Jazz Festival, Nantucket Arts Festival, Siletz Bay Music Festival, Atlanta Jazz Party, Atlanta Jazz Festival, and a TED Talk. She has performed for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of the Arts Across America live performance series, and in 2022 was awarded a distinguished Jazz Road grant through the South Arts foundation.  In addition to performing, writing and recording, Karla is an artist-in-residence with the Jazz Studies department at Kennesaw State University, teaching  Applied Vocal Jazz to aspiring singers passionate about this uniquely American art form. She is a recipient of Atlanta Magazine's 2024 Women Making a Mark award in recognition of her "Jazz Discovery" educational and community outreach programs, and in 2025 was one of 29 individuals across North America named a "Jazz Hero" by the Jazz Journalists Association. Karla also is honored to be the subject of a short-form documentary by filmmaker Elisee Junior St. Preux, produced by South Fulton Arts in Atlanta.

Album

Merge

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: What Is This Thing Called Love; Merge; For The Love of You; Stand By Me; Almost Like Being in Love; Never Will I Marry; I'm Still in Love with You; Sweet Land; What you Won't do For Love; Isn't it a Pity; Sugar; Nice Work if You Can Get It; Happy People Blues.

Album

Karla Harris Sings the Dave and Iola Brubeck Songbook

Label: Summit Records
Released: 2015
Track listing: Take Five The Duke Easy As You Go Far More Blue In Your Own Sweet Way There'll Be No Tomorrow My One Bad Habit Summer Song Strange Meadowlark Weep No More Trav'lin Blues

3

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Alex Sipiagin, Vladimir Kostadinovic, Lauren Henderson, Ark Ovrutski and more

Read "Alex Sipiagin, Vladimir Kostadinovic, Lauren Henderson, Ark Ovrutski and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Alex Sipiagin, Steve Allee, Vladimir Kostadinovic, Lauren Henderson, Ark Ovrutski, Kevin Brunkhorst, Markus Rutz, Mark Winkler, Melissa Kassel & Tom Zicarelli, Gregory Tardy, Greg Murphy, Jimmy Greene, Juanjo Lopez, Tyreek McDole, Ron Rieder, Ryan Keberle, Art Hirahara, Carrie Jackson, Michael Dease, Saul Dautch, Cory Weeds & Jerry Weldon, Alan Broadbent, ...

1

Article: Radio & Podcasts

RIP Eddie Palmieri, New Music from Karla Harris, Joe Farnsworth, and more, Birthday Music from Tony Bennett, Benny Carter, Allan Holdsworth, and More

Read "RIP Eddie Palmieri, New Music from Karla Harris, Joe Farnsworth, and more, Birthday Music from Tony Bennett, Benny Carter, Allan Holdsworth, and More" reviewed by David W. Daniels


This program features classic jazz, current jazz that is in the tradition of classic jazz, jazz fusion, and music by local (Atlanta) artists covering all forms of jazz. Today's program pays homage to the recently transitioned Eddie Palmieri during our classic jazz segment. In our new music segment, tracks from recent releases and advance tracks are ...

2

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Snorre Kirk, Ryan Keberle, Mike Freeman, Sinne Eeg and more

Read "Snorre Kirk, Ryan Keberle, Mike Freeman, Sinne Eeg and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Snorre Kirk, Ryan Keberle's Collective, Mike Freeman ZonaVibe, Sinne Eeg & Jacob Christoffersen, Bob Schlesinger, Brandee Younger, Neff Irizarry, Lauren Scales, Emma Smith, Marcello Carelli, Michael Dease, Etienne Charles, Sam Dillon, Joe Farnsworth, Allan Harris, Cory Weeds & Jerry Weldon, Antonio Adolfo, Mike Thompson, Marilyn Kleinberg, Benny Benack III, Greg ...

2

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Dawn Clement, Dena DeRose, Antonio Adolfo, MzVal and more

Read "Dawn Clement, Dena DeRose, Antonio Adolfo, MzVal and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Cyrus Chestnut, Eric Scott Reed, Dawn Clement, Dena DeRose, Antonio Adolfo, Marcello Carelli, Robert Turner, Terri Lyne Carrington & Christie Dashiell, Brandee Younger, Nicholas Payton, Albare, Alon Farber & Hagiga, Alan Broadbent, Marina Pacowski, Isaiah J.Thompson, Michael Dease, Pete McGuinness, MzVal, Benny Benack III, Mike Clark & Mike Zilber, Royce ...

4

Article: Radio & Podcasts

Alan Broadbent, Jacob Chung, Allan Harris, Nicole Glover and more

Read "Alan Broadbent, Jacob Chung, Allan Harris, Nicole Glover and more" reviewed by Benjamin Boddie


Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by Alan Broadbent, Jacob Chung, Bill O'Connell, Allan Harris, Nicole Glover, Michael Dease, Joshua Redman, Tessa Souter, Tim Jago, Mike Clark & Mike Zilber, Tyler Henderson, Jed Levy, Joe Kennedy, Kieran Brown, Nicholas Payton, Dave Anderson, Dave Bass, Karla Harris, Jordan VanHemert, Dom Salvador, Eric Scott Reed, Tyreek McDole, and more. ...

21

Article: Album Review

Karla Harris: Merge

Read "Merge" reviewed by Neil Duggan


With the release of Merge, Karla Harris' fifth album, the vocalist refines her sophisticated blend of traditional and contemporary jazz. She follows the time-honored jazz tradition of reimagining familiar standards, complemented by three original compositions that showcase her strength as a songwriter. What distinguishes Merge beyond Harris' superb vocal artistry is the creative space ...

Album

Moon To Gold

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2022
Track listing: The Nearness of You Blue Moon You Are There Baltimore Oriole Nature Boy Blue Skies When Sunny Gets Blue I'd Rather Drink Muddy Water Bridge Over Troubled Water


Engage

Get more of a good thing!

Our weekly newsletter highlights our top stories, our special offers, and upcoming jazz events near you.

Install All About Jazz

iOS Instructions:

To install this app, follow these steps:

All About Jazz would like to send you notifications

Notifications include timely alerts to content of interest, such as articles, reviews, new features, and more. These can be configured in Settings.