Results for "Stan Harrison"

Stan Harrison

I was born in Philadelphia, Pa, and raised in New Jersey (it's not as bad as it's made out to be). Soon after graduating from college with an almost, no, make that totally useless degree in sociology ( I learned, for example, that upon meeting people for the first time, kicking them and offering to sit on their lap is considered unsocial behavior - except in certain parts of Utah) I started working and touring as a full time musician. Unfortunately nothing my parents said at the time was able to stop me from doing this. I might add that before this nosedive into the world of glory and back stage lunch meat I spent a summer driving a cab

What Next?

By Russ Anixter

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2026
Track listing: I Saw Her Standing There; Freddie’s Dead; I Walk on Guilded Splinters; Freeway Jam; Shakedown Street; Bird Song; A Remark You Made; Compared to What; No Quarter/Bitches Brew.

Russ Anixter's Hippie Big Band: What Next?

by Jack Bowers
September 4, 2026

A big band by any other name... Arranger and orchestrator Russ Anixter has chosen to call his 11-piece ensemble the Hippie Big Band. Which is fine, Russ. Whatever works for you. Alas, much of the music on What Next? sounds as though it could have been imported from the mid- 20th century. ...

What Is?

By Russ Anixter

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: What Is Hip?; Dixie Chicken; Free Man in Paris/Freedom Jazz Dance; She Said, She Said; Heaven on Their Minds; Saint Stephen/Turn on Your Love Light; Uncle John’s Band; Hide Away; Into the Mystic; Whipping Post; Green Hornet.

Some Poor Soul Has a Fire

By Stan Harrison

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2025
Track listing: (Smaller Than) The Big Things; The Details; What’s Left Unsaid; They Must Be Praying; All That Remains; Introduction to a Continuation/To Be Continued…; It’s Time to Put the Dog to Bed; Some Poor Soul Has a Fire; Joy.

Stan Harrison: Some Poor Soul Has a Fire

by Jack Bowers
March 17, 2025

As befits someone who has spent years in the pop/rock arena performing with name acts from David Bowie, Radiohead and Stevie Ray Vaughan to Duran Duran, Bruce Springsteen, Laurie Anderson and many others, composer and saxophonist Stan Harrison sees jazz through an extremely wide lens. While there are a few moments of clean straight-ahead blowing on ...

Let's Walk

By Madeleine Peyroux

Label: Just One Recording
Released: 2024
Track listing: Find True Love; How I Wish; Let’s Walk; Please Come On Inside; Blues For Heaven; Et Puis; Me And The Mosquito; Nothing Personal; Showman Dan; Take Care.

David Bailis, Brian Charette, Cliff Korman, Camille Thurman and more

by Benjamin Boddie
December 11, 2024

Today's Music--Right Now! Fantastic music by David Bailis, Brian Charette, Cliff Korman, Sivan Arbel, Doug MacDonald, Eric Person, Diego Rivera, Camille Thurman, George Cables, Brandon Sanders, Andrew Vogt, Steve Davis, Steven Feifke, Samara Joy, Heavy Hitters, Ed Neumeister, Ginetta's Vendetta, Hyeonseon Baek, Dred Scott, Matt Steckler, and more. PlaylistDavid Bailis “Big Dreams" from Tree ...

Jim Witzel, Jazzmeia Horn, Peter Berntein, John Fedchock and more

by Benjamin Boddie
December 4, 2024

Today's Music--Right Now! .Fantastic music by Steve Allee, Oscar Peterson, Rebecca Kilgore, Jim Witzel, Jazzmeia Horn, Warren Wolf, Peter Bernstein, Vanisha Gould, John Fedchock, Christian Sands, Diane Marino, Alvin Queen, George Cables, Adrian Cunningham, Javon Jackson, Ben Paterson, Arturo Sandoval, Stan Harrison, Avishai Cohen, Marina Albero, and more. Playlist Blue Lou Marini “Twister" from ...

Roy Haynes, Brian Charette, Milt Jackson & Lou Donaldson

by Joe Dimino
December 1, 2024

Episode 882 takes a soulful turn as we honor the towering legacy of the late alto saxophone legend Lou Donaldson, who recently passed away at the age of 98. A true giant of jazz, Lou left an indelible mark on the genre, and in this episode, we pay tribute to his extraordinary life and music. We ...