Soundview, by Bruce Harris

Soundview

by Bruce Harris

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1.	Soundview 07:46	buy track
2.	Satellite 03:30	buy track
3.	Maybe It's Hazy 07:00	buy track
4.	If You Were Mine 03:50	buy track
5.	Hank's Pranks 03:51	buy track
6.	Your'e Lucky To Me 07:34	buy track
7.	Ellington Suite 09:28	buy track
8.	Bird Of Red And Gold 02:54	buy track
9.	Saucer Eyes 04:52	buy track

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Named one of the five young jazz players you should know by Wynton Marsalis, Bronx born and raised trumpeter Bruce Harris has earned a reputation as one of the most important and emerging players in jazz today. His love for music began at his Soundview (hence the album title) home where the sounds of his grandfather’s alto saxophone and New York's storied music traditions of bebop and hip-hop consumed him.

Inspired by acclaimed director Spike Lee’s “Mo Better Blues,” Harris became enamored with the trumpet and at the age of 13 his musical journey started. Heavily influenced by Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Clifford Brown and Dizzy Gillespie, Harris performed in the “Essentially Ellington” jazz band competition as a high school junior, earning the opportunity to play alongside famed trumpeter and jazz historian, Wynton Marsalis. He went on to earn a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree in Jazz Performance at the Conservatory of Music at Purchase College, where he was mentored by trumpet virtuoso, Jon Faddis.

Bruce Harris’s professional career as a performer has been defined by his infectious joy, undeniable passion and youthful energy. His chops were honed in many of New York's premier music venues and jazz clubs such as Smalls, Smoke Jazz Club, Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, Ginny’s Supper Club, Minton’s, Rockwood Music Hall, among others. Harris has made appearances on CBS’s The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and NBC’s The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. In addition, he has appeared alongside a long list of legendary performers, including Wynton Marsalis & the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Billy Taylor, The Count Basie Orchestra, Michael Feinstein, Barry Harris, Roy Hargrove, and Tony Bennett. In 2013, for Ebony Magazine, Wynton Marsalis highlighted Bruce as one of the five important young jazz musicians you should know.

In addition to well established reputation on the international jazz scene, Bruce Harris has made a name for himself in various musical worlds. Harris has been featured in two Broadway shows; After Midnight (2013) and Shuffle Along (2016), performing with the likes of Fantasia Barrino, Patti Labelle, KD Lang, Tony Braxton, and Audra McDonald. Harris has also compiled an eclectic list of collaborations with notable artists including Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Seth MacFarlane, Prairie Home Companion, Harry Connick Jr, and hip-hop artist DJ Premiere. Harris’s career spans the globe, having completed multiple international tours as a performer and educator across Europe and Asia.

Soundview is his second album as a bandleader. The 9-track set features Harris on trumpet with Sullivan Fortner on piano, David Wong on bass and Aaron Kimmel on drums. Vocalist Samara McClendon is featured on 2 tracks, “Bird of Red and Gold” and a classic Johnny Mercer track, “If You Were Mine”. The album draws a remarkable balance between contemporary jazz and tradition through this elite quartet. This is the first in a series of releases led by black artists that producer Jeremy Pelt intends to produce for the Cellar Music Group.

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released June 4, 2021

Bruce Harris – trumpet
Sullivan Fortner – piano
David Wong – bass
Aaron Kimmel – drums
Samara McClendon – voice (tracks 4 & 8)

Executive Producer: Cory Weeds
Produced by Jeremy Pelt
Recorded at GB’s Juke Joint in Astoria, NY on October 25, 2020
Engineered by Glen Bluey
Mixed and mastered by Ian Hendrickson-Smith
Photography by Matt Ellis (cover) and Gulnara Khamatova
Design and layout by John Sellards

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