演出信息

日期/Date：2017年12月30日

入场时间/Door Time：5:00 PM

演出时间/Show Time：6:30PM

地址/Add：前门东大街23号 Blue Note Beijing

23 Qianmen East Street. Dongcheng District. Beijing

电话Tel：170-0000-0288 188-BLUE-NOTE 

票价信息

B2剧场票价Ticket Price：

300（主座）RMB

（餐饮低消：60RMB） 

乐队成员

Kevin Harris - piano

Sean Pentland- bass

Steve Langone - drums

“当Thelonious Monk 和Charlie Parke毫无争论的音乐影响与巴赫、Scott Joplin以及古巴的民俗节奏交织在一起的时候，是否会产生音乐概念化的交集？”

纽约爵士乐钢琴家Kevin Harris将传统与现代音乐结合在一起，试图探索这样一种交融的感觉。Fred Hersch谈到Harris是一个“以天资和灵魂来进行创作及演奏”的人，而Downbeat杂志写道：“Harris的作品给人一种力量，爱和勇气，还有对自我意识的探索。创作是个不简单的任务，他却优雅的迎接着挑战。”

Kevin Harris的音乐*吸引人的一点是，当他们沉浸在充沛着灵魂的表达及有趣的想法交流时，仿佛能读懂彼此的心，那种心灵贴近的舒适感油然而生。无论是现场表演还是录制，Harris都致力于同观众互动，捕捉着观众的想法，*像Terri Lyne Carrington所描述的——“对音乐品质有着激动人心的承诺。”

Harris同很多*爵士大师都有合作，Greg Osby, Bill Pierce, Francisco Mela, Avishai Cohen, Eddie Gomez, Duane Eubanks, Richie Barshay, Ben Street, Steve Langone, Jason Palmer,              Jerry Bergonzi, Yoron Israel, Tommy Campbell, Dezron Douglas和Terri Lyne Carrington。

Harris在许多众所周知的国内外俱乐部都有过表演，例如 Blue Note(纽约、波士顿、米兰), Smalls爵士俱乐部, Mezzrow 爵士俱乐部, JazzHus Montmartre和Wally's等。他的乐队还参加了古巴、巴拿马、意大利、丹麦、秘鲁、以色列以及美国的爵士音乐节。

作为爵士乐的先锋人物，他已经发行了五张专辑，DownBeat杂志将Harris的一些作品定义为“整体的智慧、抒情且引人入胜”。The Phoenix强调“Harris的音乐有着时而紧凑时而松散的弹性感，形式与自由之间张力的掌握，这都是与Miles Davis和Herbie Hancock的不同之处。冷静和镇定浸入在Harris的音乐里，同时又不失活跃，处处都是惊喜。”

Harris目前在伯克利音乐学院教授钢琴，爵士合奏和理论课。他也是麻省理工学院的特聘艺术家。致力于让团队中的年轻人更多接触到好音乐。Harris还作为音乐治疗师，同国内外公立和私立的教育机构合作。

Harris在音乐交流上有自己的想法，一个有代表性的演出总能勾起与观众的心灵交互，鼓动彼此内心的联系与表达。Harris说，“分享是让我们的灵魂真正活着的理由。”

When the unmistakable musical influences of Thelonious Monk and Charlie Parker intersect with J.S. Bach, Scott Joplin, and the folkloric rhythms of Cuba, could one possibly conceptualize the celebration that occurs at that intersection?

New York-based jazz pianist Kevin Harris plays a distinctive combination of traditional and contemporary music that seeks to explore such a crossroad.

Fred Hersch talks of Harris as one who “plays and writes with flair and real soul" and Downbeat Magazine writes that “Harris' compositions deal with themes of strength, love, courage, and self- awareness. It's a heavy task he's set up for himself, and he meets the challenge gracefully.”

One of the captivating elements of the Kevin Harris Project is the level of comfort and understanding they have with one another as they dive into soulfully expressive conversations and playful exchanges of ideas. Both live and recorded performances reflect Harris’s determination to capture his audience through explorative interactions that Terri Lyne Carrington describes as "an exciting commitment to quality".

Among his most notable collaborations are Greg Osby, Bill Pierce, Francisco Mela, Avishai Cohen, Eddie Gomez, Duane Eubanks, Richie Barshay, Ben Street, Steve Langone, Jason Palmer,              Jerry Bergonzi, Yoron Israel, Tommy Campbell, Dezron Douglas, and Terri Lyne Carrington.

Harris performs at renowned national and international venues --Blue Note (NYC, Boston, and Milan), Smalls Jazz club, Mezzrow Jazz Club, JazzHus Montmartre, Wally's, to name a few--. His ensemble has also participated at Jazz Festivals in Cuba, Panama, Italy, Denmark, Peru, Israel, and the USA.

As a leader, he has released five albums. DownBeat defines some of Harris’ compositions as “overall smart, lyrical and engrossing”, and The Phoenix highlights “the tight/loose elasticity, the tension between form and freedom that was the hallmark of so many Miles Davis sessions with Shorter and Herbie Hancock . . . calm and collected, but also loose and full of surprises."

Harris is currently on faculty at Berklee College of Music where he teaches piano, jazz ensembles, and theory classes; he is also a MIT affiliated artist. Committed to the community and to getting youth involved in music, Harris is in demand as a clinician and consistently collaborates with both public and private education institutions nationally and internationally.

Harris thrives on communication.  A typical performance always involves interacting with the audience that in turn inspires a sense of joyful connectedness and community. 

"Participation,” Harris says, "is what keeps our souls alive.