参演艺人：KEVIN HARRIS PROJECT

演出场地：北京 Blue Note Beijing

演出时间&票价信息

日期/Date：2019年8月31日（周六）

*场1st

入场时间/Door Time：6:00 PM

演出时间/Show Time：7:30PM

B2剧场票价Ticket Price：

240（边座）/320（主座）RMB

日期/Date：2019年8月31日（周六）

第二场2nd

入场时间/Door Time：9:30PM

演出时间/Show Time：10:00PM

B2剧场票价Ticket Price：

220（边座）/300（主座）RMB

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乐队成员

Kevin Harris - piano

Ho Gyu Hwang - bass

Tyson Jackson - drums

“当Thelonious Monk 和Charlie Parke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、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。

Harris在新英格兰音乐学院获爵士表演硕士学位，还拿到了Morehead State University音乐教育专业的学士学位。在新英格兰音乐学院的时候，他和Fred Hersch, Mike Cain, Cecil McBee, George Garzone, Danilo Perez一起学习，同George Russell, Benny Golson还有Bob Brookmeyer一起演奏。

从新英格兰音乐学院毕业后，Harris通过与波士顿爵士乐团体的合作，进一步确定了自己音乐的方向，同时从一些富有历史声音的音乐家例如Thelonious Monk，Charlie Parker，巴赫和贝多芬等人寻找即兴创作的灵感。在他的专辑中，对音乐的创新表达以及理解是显而易见的。

2015年，Harris发行了他的第五张专辑《Bird Interpretations》，这张专辑是一个钢琴家对Charlie Parker音乐的理解。完美的的三重奏专辑展现了Kevin Harris（钢琴）, Francisco Mela（鼓手)和Ben Street (低音贝斯)三人之间的互动。在选择诠释Charlie Parker的一些经典曲目时，Harris试图寻找Bird的音乐对之前和现在影响，探索灵感的共鸣，同时也记录了他作为一名爵士乐钢琴家的进步。Parker的音乐旅程始于堪萨斯城，之后到达纽约。Harris的音乐却呈现出地理上的不同与融合，从他充满爵士味道的清心雅韵的家乡肯塔基州到他第二故乡——高涨和喧嚣的波士顿及纽约，Harris音乐与地理的融合促成他独特的品味。Harris还因其独特的传统和当代音乐结合而获得赞誉及认可，在音乐中，他始终如一地、自然地探索着生活中的各种元素。

随着他第四张专辑《Museum Vol I》在2003年的发行，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。”发行专辑的首场巡演，乐团来到巴拿马、哥本哈根、利马、波士顿、纽约，为新老乐迷带来精彩的演出。

2010年，Harris在Scullers Jazz Club和Blue Note NYC上发行了《Chapters》。这张专辑是对复杂音乐结构的大胆创作，以及继续探索即兴世界的无畏野心。它包括Harris和鼓手Steve Langone的作品，以及对Thelonious Monk，John Coltrane和Charlie Parker的作品的改编。具有不同音乐品味的听众一定都会喜欢！

Harris作为乐队队长还发行了另外两张专辑，其中《Freedom Doxology》充分展示了Harris利用变换节拍的方式和*和声创造出一种充满活力的互动性音乐，这对任何好奇的听众来说都是一种真正的享受。这张专辑也展示了Harris在探索和安排Monk和Coltrane曲调方面的兴趣。

Harris的*张专辑《The Butterfly Chronicles》中包含了许多原创作品，这些作品通过引人入胜的音符来给听众带来叙述的感觉。JazzTimes杂志称，“Harris的音乐风格给人一种被温柔触摸的感觉”。

Harris是一名非常受欢迎的音乐治疗师。他目前在伯克利音乐学院任教，在那里教授钢琴、爵士合奏和夏季理论课程。他也是麻省理工学院的一名特聘艺术家。在过去的几年里，他在波士顿艺术学院教课，并与North Eastern大学Fusion Art项目合作，教授来自巴西，印度和南非的学生。

Harris致力于社区服务，并希望越来越多的年轻人能够了解音乐，他在美国以及海外的公立、私立学校都开设了音乐疗愈和硕士课程。2000年，他在波士顿一家艺术组织Arts In Progress的帮助下创立了5个独立的乐队。目前担任布鲁克林艺术组织“Music is My First Language”和“The Bronx Museum of Fine Arts”的理事会成员。

Harris在音乐上勇于进行有趣的交流与表达。在他看来，一种风格需要独特与真诚的倾听习惯，以及病人尝试去表达内心的喜悦。他希望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 Miles Davis intersect with J.S. Bach, Scott Joplin, and the folkloric African rhythms of the Caribbean, 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.

Among his most notable collaborations are Greg Osby, Bill Pierce, Francisco Mela, Avishai Cohen, Eddie Gomez, Duane Eubanks, Richie Barshay, Ben Street, Jason Palmer, Rudy Royston, Frank Lacey, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Tommy Campbell, Denzon Douglas, Curtis Sunday, Eric McPherson, Dayna Stephens, Ralph Peterson, George Garzone, and Terri Lyne Carrington.

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.”

Harris performs at renowned national and international venues --Blue Note (NYC, Boston, Milan, Beijing), New York's Smalls, Mezzrow, and 55-Bar, Copenhagen's JazzHus Montmartre, Boston's Wally's Jazz Cafe, -- to name a few.

His ensemble has also participated at Havana's Jazz Festivals in Cuba, Panama Jazz Fest, Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy, Winter Jazz Fest in Denmark, Lima Jazz Fest in Peru, Levontin Fest in Israel, and various festivals in the USA.

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".

In 2015, Harris released his 5th album “Bird Interpretations”, a pianist perspective on the music of Charlie Parker. The exciting new trio album exhibits captivating dialogue by Kevin Harris (piano), Francisco Mela (drums), and Ben Street (acoustic bass). In choosing to interpret some of Charlie Parker’s repertoire, Harris seeks to echo the inspiring effect that Bird's music has had on generations past and present, as well as documenting his own progress as a jazz pianist. As Parker’s musical journey began in Kansas City to be later defined in New York City, Harris’ playing certainly presents a contrast informed by geography: the understated elegance and soulfulness of his native Kentucky coalesces with the elevated energy and hustle and bustle of his adopted home towns, Boston (MA) and New York City to form a highly unique person and musician. Harris has also garnered praise and recognition for his distinctive combination of traditional and contemporary music, within which he consistently, and naturally, explores these various elements of his life.

With his 4th album as a leader, ‘Museum Vol. 1’ released in 2013, Harris presents a personal collection of concepts in song form. DownBeat gives it three stars and describes it as “overall smart, lyrical and engrossing”. The Phoenix chooses it as the “Editor’s Pick” and 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." The initial release tour brings the ensemble to Panama, Copenhagen, Lima,

Boston, New York, with thriving performances for both new and established fans.

In 2010, Harris released ‘Chapters’ at Scullers Jazz Club and Blue Note NYC. This album is a courageous compilation of complex dialogue and a fearless ambition to continue to explore the world of improvisation. It includes compositions by Harris and drummer Steve Langone, along with new arrangements of Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane, and Charlie Parker. Listeners of all musical tastes and genres are sure to enjoy!

Harris' second album, 'Freedom Doxology', demonstrates his ability to create an energetic interaction using odd meters and advanced harmony, a true treat for any curios listener. This album also displays Harris' interest in exploring and arranging Monk and Coltrane's tunes.

And his very first album, 'The Butterfly Chronicles', holds a number of through-composed originals that take listeners through the stories told by the engaging notes played. JazzTimes magazine says of it ‘Harris possesses a spare style and gentle touch’

Harris holds a master's degree in jazz performance from the New England Conservatory of Music and an undergraduate degree in music education (Morehead State University, KY). At the NEC, he studied with Fred Hersch, Mike Cain, Cecil McBee, George Garzone, and Danilo Perez, and performed with George Russell, Benny Golson and Bob Brookmeyer.

After graduating from the New England Conservatory, Harris worked at further defining himself and his music through partnerships with Boston’s jazz community while seeking further inspiration from historical pillars of improvisation such as Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, J.S. Bach and Beethoven. The continuing search for growth and new expression is clearly recognizable in his albums.

Harris is in demand as a clinician and consistently collaborates with both public and private education institutions nationally and internationally. He is currently on the faculty at Berklee College of Music where he coaches ensembles, theory classes, piano labs, and private piano instruction; he is also a MIT affiliated artist. In previous years he has taught classes at the Boston Arts Academy and collaborated with the North Eastern University Fusion Art's Program teaching students from Brazil, India, and South Africa.

Committed to the community and to getting youth involved in music, Harris has conducted clinics and master classes in both public and private schools throughout the USA, Italy, Denmark, Spain, Panama, Peru, Israel, Turkey, and South Africa. In 2000 he started five separate band programs with help from "Arts In Progress," a Boston based arts organization. He currently serves as a council member for the Brooklyn based arts organization “Music is my First Language”, The Bronx Museum of Fine Arts, and the New England Conservatory Alumni Council.

Harris thrives on a courageously playful style of communication in music. A style, in his opinions, that requires a very special and sincere habit of listening and an equally patient endeavor to express oneself joyfully. He hopes that a typical interaction will always inspire the audience to walk away with a sense of joyful connectedness and community.

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


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