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Stefon DeLeon Harris (born March 23, 1973) is an American jazz vibraphonist. Biography. Stefon Harris at the 30th Detroit International Jazz Festival. A native of Albany, New York, Harris intended to work for the New York Philharmonic until he heard the music of Charlie Parker.
Heralded as "one of the most important artists in jazz" (Los Angeles Times), he is a recipient of the prestigious Martin E. Segal Award from Lincoln Center, has earned four GRAMMY™ nominations, and has been named Best Mallet player eight times by the Jazz Journalist Association.
Widely recognized and lauded by both his peers and jazz critics, Harris is committed to exploring the rich potential of jazz composition and blazing trails on the vibraphone. His TEDTalk was performed with Jamire Williams on drums, Burniss Travis on bass, and Christian Sands on piano.
15 dic 2023 · Vibraphonist-composer Stefon Harris is heralded as "one of the most important young artists in jazz" (The Los Angeles Times). He is unquestionably developing what will be a long and extraordinary career.
By talking through examples with his improvisational jazz quartet, Stefon Harris walks us to a profound truth: many actions are perceived as mistakes only because we don't react to them appropriately.
An album that chronicles the story of a people and their time on the planet. It is a reflection of African-American life in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Furthermore, it is a sonic manifestation and creed of family, community and legacy.
The 30-year-old Stefon Harris is widely acclaimed and praised by jazz critics and his peers. He is dedicated to exploring the rich potential of jazz composition as well as blazing new trails with the vibraphone.
