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  Gene Harris Jazz Festival 2005
Gene Harris' signature hard-swinging, soulful, blues-drenched piano style made him one of the most exciting and accessible pianists in jazz.
Gene Harris set a high level of musical excellence that was both inspiring and influential.
Gene Harris, the "Blues Man From Boise," as the Wall Street Journal once called him, died at the start of the new millennium, but he left a legacy of music that will outlive us all.
www2.boisestate.edu /geneharris/aboutgene   (420 words)

  
 Sam Harris
Harris argues that in the presence of weapons of mass destruction, we can no longer expect to survive our religious differences indefinitely.
Sam Harris is a brave, intelligent, clear-sighted author whose brilliant essay should be read by every adult who has ever believed that a religious faith can solve the world’s problems.
Sam Harris fearlessly describes a moral and intellectual emergency precipitated by religious fantasies.
www.samharris.org   (754 words)

  
  Gene Harris Jazz Festival 2005
Gene Harris' signature hard-swinging, soulful, blues-drenched piano style made him one of the most exciting and accessible pianists in jazz.
Gene Harris set a high level of musical excellence that was both inspiring and influential.
Gene Harris, the "Blues Man From Boise," as the Wall Street Journal once called him, died at the start of the new millennium, but he left a legacy of music that will outlive us all.
www.geneharris.org /aboutgene   (420 words)

  
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Gene Harris was a Grammy nominee in 1988.
Harris retained the Three Sounds name for a few years after the departure of Simpkins and Dowdy and then in 1977 largely retired from the jazz scene to settle in Boise, Idaho and play at a local hotel.
Gene Harris is rightfully proud of his daughter Niki and one can hear why on her very expressive versions of "You've Changed" and "Guess Who."
www.concordrecords.com /artists_info_body.asp?aid=80   (766 words)

  
 Gene Harris   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Combining jazz virtuosity at the piano with bluesy funkiness, Gene Harris has had three careers: as leader of the mainstream band, the Three Sounds, then as leader of a funky jazz aggregation of the same name; and currently back in the mainstream.
Harris was born in Benton Harbor, Mich., on Sept. 1, 1933, and taught himself to play boogie woogie style piano by listening the records of Gene Ammons and Pete Johnson.
Pianist Gene Harris, a cornerstone of the popular Blue Note and Verve recording group the Three Sounds with bassist Andy Simpkins and drummer Bill Dowdy from 1956-'70, died Sunday, Jan. 16, at his home in Boise, Idaho.
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 Gene Harris
Gene Harris (1933-2000) can safely be termed the most serious populist jazz musician to perform in the last 50 years.
Gene Harris was born in Benton Harbor, Michigan.
Harris and the band ride the gamut of “The Surrey With the Fringe on Top” to “Like A Lover” to “A Child is Born.” Gene Harris is sorely missed in the Big Band director's chair.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/article.php?id=18639   (991 words)

  
 Gene Harris at All About Jazz
Harris also enjoyed the music he heard in church and the boogie-woogie records of his parents.
Harris quickly developed as a pianist, had opportunities to play music while serving in the Army (1951-54) and, after his discharge, he formed the Four Sounds.
Harris retained the Three Sounds name for a few years after the departure of Simpkins and Dowdy and then in 1977 largely retired from the jazz scene to settle in Boise, Idaho and play at a local hotel.
www.allaboutjazz.com /php/musician.php?id=7450   (656 words)

  
 SoundStage! Gene Harris - The Gene Harris Trio Plus One
There was a time when Gene Harris, who passed away in 2000 from complications due to kidney failure, was a member of the group the Three Sounds and stood among the top-selling jazz artists on the venerable Blue Note roster.
Groove Note’s reissue of his debut for Concord, The Gene Harris Trio Plus One, recorded live at The Blue Note in November/December 1985, is a real boon, both to the fledgling SACD format and to jazz lovers.
Harris is joined by Brown on bass, Mickey Roker on drums, and the great Stanley Turrentine on tenor sax (whose style fit so perfectly with Harris’s that it begs the question, "Why didn’t these two record together more often?").
www.soundstage.com /music/reviews/rev565.htm   (647 words)

  
 Metroactive Music | Gene Harris
Pianist Gene Harris has established himself as one of the form's most dedicated soul men; recently, he has gone all the way back to the source of much of American music, taking his fans to church, as it were.
Harris is one of the TCI festival's 90 acts, slated to appear over five days (Aug. 5-9).
Gene Harris performs Aug. 9 at 2pm on the Main Stage at the TCI San Jose Jazz Festival.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/07.30.98/harris-9830.html   (603 words)

  
 Gene Harris Jazz Festival
Welcome to the 10th Anniversary of the Gene Harris Jazz Festival.
It is with great excitement that we enter into the 2007 season and are pleased to have offered our community the opportunity to experience the highest level of jazz concerts and music education for ten years.
This new site will offer you a chance to be a part of the Gene Harris Jazz Community, please contact us if you would like more information about this.
www2.boisestate.edu /geneharris/home.html   (232 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Ballad Essentials: Music: Gene Harris   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gene Harris has been my favorite Jazz Pianist from day one ~ the first time I heard him my senses became aware of his natural ability to convey Blues, Jazz, RandB, Pop, Easy Listening and hard pounding Funk all on one track if need be.
When you hear Harris play you immediately know who it is and are drawn into his realm of enchantment through that unmistakable style of his.
If you haven't discovered Gene Harris by now, this would be a starting place.
www.amazon.com /Ballad-Essentials-Gene-Harris/dp/B000088NTO   (810 words)

  
 Gene Harris - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gene Harris ( September 1, 1933 – January 16, 2000) was an American jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style.
He played with the Ray Brown Trio and then led his own groups until his death from kidney failure in 2000.
Gene's Ode to Billy Joe is known as a jazz classic.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gene_Harris   (140 words)

  
 Gene Harris Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
G ene Harris was born on Saturday, December 5, 1964, in Sebring, Florida.
Harris was 24 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 5, 1989, with the Montreal Expos, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page.
B aseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive player registry for Gene Harris which includes his biographical data, year-by-year statistics, career totals, and miscellaneous items-of-interest.
www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=harrige01   (311 words)

  
 Gene Harris, MP3 Music Download at eMusic
One of the most accessible of all jazz pianists, Gene Harris' soulful style (influenced by Oscar Peterson and containing the blues-iness of a Junior Mance) was immediately likable and predictably excellent.
He retired to Boise, ID, in 1977, and was largely forgotten when Ray Brown persuaded him to return to the spotlight in the early '80s.
Harris worked for a time with the Ray Brown Trio and led his own quartets in the years to follow, recording regularly for Concord and heading the Phillip Morris Superband on a few tours; 1998's Tribute to Count Basie even earned a Grammy nomination.
www.emusic.com /artist/10558/10558286.html   (259 words)

  
 Gene Harris Page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musician Directory
Harris worked for a time with the Ray Brown Trio and has led his own quartets ever since, recording regularly for Concord and heading the Phillip Morris Superband on a few tours.
Gene Harris was at the center of the Three Sounds throughout its entire existence.
Harris played with a variety of bands throughout the South and Midwest, while Dowdy moved to Chicago and played with a number of blues and jazz bands.
elvispelvis.com /geneharris.htm   (3039 words)

  
 In His Hands by Gene Harris: Album Reviews   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Not only is this gospel album a huge change of pace for Gene Harris, it is also a major departure for Concord Jazz, whose mainstream rep is so ingrained that one would have expected Harris to jump labels in order to do this.
For Harris, this is not totally unexpected -- a lot of his work with the Three Sounds had a strong gospel feeling -- but here he goes all the way over and leans into the call-and-response rhetoric with an expansive fervor, while also getting in some blues-drenched licks with the right hand.
To drive home the rootsy point, Harris provides backing for the gospel vocals of his daughter Niki and various friends from his Boise, Idaho residence -- all of whom do perfectly all right -- and Brother Jack McDuff joins in on soulful organ now and then.
mp3.cnet.com /albums/225896/reviews.html   (249 words)

  
 Gene Harris - Jazz by Mail - Discography
Gene Harris - Pianist Gene Harris first applied his hands to a piano at the age of four.
Nearly six decades later Gene Harris can look back at a distinguished performing career of worldwide appearances at the head of his combos and big bands.
Album Details : "...Harris is known to jazz aficionados, and to his peers, as one of the greatest blues pianist in the world.
www.jazzbymail.com /artists/harris.html   (285 words)

  
 The Gene Harris Trio Plus One MP3 Players Online   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gene Harris, who i consider the king of "happy blues", pounds out some luscious melodies and swingin rhythms.
In this debut recording as a leader for Concord Records, Gene Harris demonstrates that he is in top form at the Blue Note in New York with this live date outing - "Gene Harris Trio Plus One".
Gene is joined by the dynamic Stanley Turrentine (tenor sax), who had not played with Gene since a 1960 recording with the Three Sounds...this reunion is complete with Ray Brown (bass) and Mickey Roker (drums).
mp3-players.mercocentro.com /Soular%20Energy__buy-B0000006FX.html   (318 words)

  
 Gene Harris Information
Gene Harris (September 1, 1933, Benton Harbor, Michigan – January 16, 2000) was an American jazz pianist known for his warm sound and blues and gospel infused style.
He played with the Ray Brown Trio and then led his own groups, recording mostly on Concord Records, until his death from kidney failure in 2000.
Gene's Ode to Billy Joe is known as a jazz classic.
www.bookrags.com /wiki/Gene_Harris   (114 words)

  
 The Gene Harris Trio Plus One by Dave Glackin
Gene's piano style is unique, and hits me right where I live.
On the opening number "Gene's Lament," written by Ray Brown, the musicians work the crowd up into a frenzy, leaving no question as to why Harris and Brown, now sadly having passed onto the great unknown, have achieved such legendary status.
The magic continues with a blowout rendition of "Things Ain't What They Used to Be," on which Gene Harris shows once again why Ray Brown worked so hard to pry him out of Boise and back into making recordings.
www.enjoythemusic.com /Magazine/music/0204/harris.htm   (528 words)

  
 Elegant Soul: The Life and Music of Gene Harris Black Issues Book Review - Find Articles
In the good "old" days, when it was "cool" to be "good" and "good" to be "cool," the harmonies of Gene Harris and the Three Sounds embodied the essence and the heart of a great listening sound.
Harris and Iris band would be, in today's vernacular, "smooth as trotter." They had that type of sound.
Harris and his "piano-playing soul." The book is a sincere representation of his vitality, "as one of the most talented and dynamic jazz players in the world." The book covers everything, it appears, from Harris's roots in Benton Harbor, Michigan, to his renewed fame and death in Boise, Idaho, in January 2000.
findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0HST/is_5_7/ai_n15763617   (438 words)

  
 Gene Harris   (Site not responding. Last check: )
After years of poor health Gene continued his lapidary work and sharing his intellectual gifts on a variety of sub-jects.
He led an outstanding family with similar talents; much credit should be given to daughter Ann who managed the extended family in addition to caring for her ailing parents.
Gene was feisty with a heart of gold.
www.gamineral.org /gene-harris.html   (255 words)

  
 Gene Harris News
News about Gene Harris continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Local musician Bill Dowdy has known jazz pianist Gene Harris since they were kids growing up in Benton Harbor.
Niki Haris and her quintet and trumpeter Marvin Stamm and the Boise State University Big Band will be Singin' and Swingin' today at 7:30 p.m at Qwest Arena, 233 S. Capitol Blvd.
www.topix.net /who/gene-harris?scoring=d   (243 words)

  
 Listen Here! (Gene Harris Quartet)
I only have one other Harris cd to compare this one to (Gene Harris plus 1) and I have to say I like this one the best even though the other is a live performance.
Gene Harris is a true master of his craft.
Harris has distinctive charactertistics, no matter what tempo...clarity is the upper-most with relentless drive blends well with powerful dynamics.
johnkeyes.com /a/B0000006HV-listen-here.html   (656 words)

  
 ♫ Crazy Beat Records -Gene Harris   (Site not responding. Last check: )
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 ttgapers.com store - Music - powered by Amazon   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The things Gene Harris did with this standard blew me away.
Gene Harris uses more of the piano, and gets more out of it than anyone since Art Tatum.
I'm sure with this CD you will become hooked and it will start you on your Gene Harris pursuit as it did me. I have listened to this CD countless numbers of times, and continue to.
www.ttgapers.com /ttStore-index2-asin-B0000006MI.html   (395 words)

  
 Boise Blues Society - 2003 Gene Harris Jazz Festival   (Site not responding. Last check: )
This may come as a surprise to some of you but this year the Boise Blues Society will be a very active partner with BSU in support of the Gene Harris Jazz Festival.
Gene Harris was a great jazz pianist and, as most Harris fans know, his love for the Blues was foundational to his music.
The other reason for our involvement relates to the mission of BBS - that is to promote the blues in all its forms.
www.boiseblues.org /news/gene_harris.htm   (304 words)

  
 Gene Harris MP3 Downloads - Gene Harris Music Downloads - Gene Harris Music Videos
One of the most accessible of all jazz pianists, Gene Harris' soulful style (influenced by Oscar Peterson and containing the blues-iness of a Junior Mance) was immediately likable and predictably excellent.
He retired to Boise, ID, in 1977, and was largely forgotten when Ray Brown persuaded him to return to the spotlight in the early '80s.
Harris worked for a time with the Ray Brown Trio and led his own quartets in the years to follow, recording regularly for Concord and heading the Phillip Morris Superband on a few tours; 1998's Tribute to Count Basie even earned a Grammy nomination.
www.mp3.com /artist/gene-harris/summary   (261 words)

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