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Barry Harris / Charles McPherson Quartet
Online: “Barry Harris is one of the world’s most respected jazz piano players and teachers, considered by many to be the foremost interpreter of the music of Bud Powell, Tadd Dameron and Thelonious Monk.” – AllAboutJazz “The craft and sincerity, the discipline and passion that Charles McPherson brings to the alto saxophone is a tribute to the beauty of jazz…” – The Village Voice Pianist Barry Harris and alto saxophonist Charles McPherson, two undisputed masters of bop, both started their careers in Detroit. Harris was a cornerstone of the thriving Detroit scene of the 1950s that included artists like Tommy Flanagan, Thad Jones, Paul Chambers, and Joe Henderson, and McPherson was one of his up-and-coming students. In the 1960s they collaborated frequently in New York, where Harris was among the city’s most in-demand pianists and McPherson had an ongoing collaboration with Charles Mingus. Harris is a successor to the traditions of Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker, and has been one of the major forces in the evolution of bebop. McPherson’s passionate, expressive playing combines blazing bop, an adventurous sensibility, and a strong sense of the blues. Both men embody the finest in mainstream jazz with energetic swing, daring improvisation, and true feeling, and the chemistry they have developed during their years of creative association creates a captivating synergy. INSIDE JAZZ: Supported in part by Bruce Powell Web Sites Music Links Q&A with Barry Harris and Charles McPherson What is the first recording
you remember hearing as a child? Who is your favorite jazz musician under the age of 30? What job would you have if you weren’t
a jazz musician? What’s the strangest
experience you’ve ever had on the
bandstand? What’s your favorite food? What’s the most exotic place you’ve
traveled to as a musician? What’s the
last book you’ve read? If you could play with any other musician, living or dead (with
whom you have not played), who would it be and why? What’s your favorite tune? What’s your favorite thing
about being a Stanford Jazz Workshop faculty member? Who is your greatest musical influence? What’s your favorite jazz venue? If you were stranded on a desert island and could only have three
recordings with you, what would they be? How much do you practice each week? What hobbies do you have? When did you become interested in music, and what circumstances
or events led to your becoming a professional musician? If you were to describe your music as a color, what color
would it be and why? |
