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The Stephen Philip Harvey Octet Debut Release 'Elemental' Drops May 5th!
Elemental is the octet debut of emerging saxophonist, composer, and educator Stephen Philip Harvey. Active in the Mid Atlantic region, Harvey boasts his octet as one of several ensembles under his name. This mid-sized ensemble is one of his several explorations in the varying instrumentations and traditions of jazz music. This record comes on the heels ...
Elemental
Label: Hidden Cinema Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Elemental; Tidal Force;Fuel The Flame; Tectonic Shift; Inhale. Exhale; Balance.
Smash
Label: Next Level
Released: 2022
Track listing: 1. Smash!;
2. Vigilante;
3. Zephyr;
4. The Mystics;
5. Nefarious Plots;
6. Mechanical Men;
7. Hero's Journey;
8. Projectile Dysfunction;
9. Party Song.
Stephen Philip Harvey: Big Band Superhero In the Making
by John Chacona
There's a passage in “Party Song," the concluding cut on the Stephen Philip Harvey Jazz Orchestra's debut recording, Smash! (Next Level, 2022) where the band claps hands, whoops and cheers over a syncopated praise-band saxophone riff. It's pure, unbridled joy and just like the exuberance implied by the exclamation point in the album's title, it's an ...
About Stephen Philip Harvey
Instrument: Composer / conductor
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Stephen Philip Harvey
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Stephen Philip Harvey is a boundary-pushing saxophonist, composer, arranger, educator, and radio producer whose work bridges jazz traditions with the pulse of contemporary Black American music. A dynamic bandleader and recording artist, Harvey leads a range of forward-thinking ensembles including his electric quintet Sphinx, chordless trio SPH+2, mid-sized contemporary ensemble the Stephen Philip Harvey Octet (SPH8), and his critically acclaimed large ensemble, the Stephen Philip Harvey Jazz Orchestra (SPHJO). Across all projects, Harvey crafts music described by trumpeter Sean Jones as “a beautiful pairing of the complex and the elementary.”
