Barry Harris

Barry Harris
Harris in 2007
Harris in 2007
Background information
Born
Barry Doyle Harris

(1929-12-15)December 15, 1929
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
DiedDecember 8, 2021(2021-12-08) (aged 91)
North Bergen, New Jersey, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationsMusician, bandleader, composer, teacher
InstrumentPiano
Years active1950s–2021
LabelsPrestige, Riverside, Xanadu
Formerly ofCannonball Adderley, Dexter Gordon, Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet, Yusef Lateef, Thelonious Monk, Lee Morgan, Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, Max Roach, Ryo Fukui
Websitebarryharris.com
Harris at the Detroit International Jazz Festival

Barry Doyle Harris (December 15, 1929 – December 8, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger, and educator. He was an exponent of the bebop style. Influenced by Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell, Harris in turn influenced and mentored bebop musicians including Donald Byrd, Paul Chambers, Curtis Fuller, Joe Henderson, Charles McPherson, and Michael Weiss.

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