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Donald Harrison was one of the few alto saxophonists Miles had in his bands (others included Sonny Fortune, Kenny Garrett and Cannonball Adderley), when he played for a couple weeks in December 1986, sharing the saxophone chair with Bob Berg.
Donald Harrison Jr. (born June 23, 1960) is an African-American jazz saxophonist and the Big Chief of The Congo Square Nation Afro-New Orleans Cultural Group from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by the Berklee College of Music in 2021. He is also an NEA Jazz Master.
NEA Jazz Master BIG CHIEF DONALD HARRISON. New Orleans born saxophonist Donald Harrison is a musician/composer who master musicians consider a master of every era of jazz, soul, funk, and a composer of orchestral classical music. He is also a genius, according to geniuses like Eddie Palmieri and Mike Clark. In the HBO drama Treme, Emmy winning ...
Jan 12, 2024 · An impromptu brief encore of “Big Chief” closed the night with everyone on stage smiling and seemingly as happy as the attendees, as the legendary Big Chief Donald Harrison displayed why he is a must-see for music fans of any genre.
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New Orleans born saxophonist Donald Harrison is a musician/composer who master musicians consider a master of every era of jazz, soul, funk, and a composer of orchestral classical music. At the age of nineteen, Harrison created a modern jazz take on the New Orleans second-line tradition and…
Jun 26, 2021 · The Musical Journey of Donald Harrison - New York City, NY - Harrison's Journey Includes Honorary Doctorate, Star-Studded Global Performance Video, Coltrane-Inspired Single, Concert Tour...
