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Hiram Winard Harper (born June 4, 1962) is an American jazz drummer. Career. Harper played in the 1980s with Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, and with Betty Carter for four years. While working with Carter he met Wycliffe Gordon, with whom Harper would collaborate repeatedly. [1]
Fridays and Saturdays, Jersey-City’s very own world-renowned Jazz drummer and bandleader Winard Harper brings Jazz greats to an audience wishful to hear world-class Jazz without having to cross over into Manhattan. January 17 and 18, Winard features legendary soulful tenor saxophonist Houston Person.
BIOGRAPHY. Winard Harper was born in Baltimore in 1962, a child prodigy. Although his parents were not musicians they were full of encouragment as they noticed him beating on cans when he was three or four years old.
Read what critics and fans have to say about Winard Harper, a drummer and bandleader who blends hard bop, world music and African roots. See quotes from JazzTimes, Downbeat, All About Jazz and more.
Winard Harper is a celebrated jazz drummer and leader of his own groups, who has worked with many great jazz artists and recorded several albums for Savant Records. He is also a frequent residency leader for the Kennedy Center's Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead program and a frequent guest performer at the KC Jazz Club.
Oct 31, 2006 · Winard Harper is a New York-based drummer who has played and recorded with many jazz greats, including Betty Carter, Johnny Griffin and Dexter Gordon. He leads his own Sextet and has released several albums, such as Coexist and Make It Happen, that showcase his multicultural approach to jazz.
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Winard Harper, Piadrum’s recording artist, is one of today’s most hardworking drummers. He leads his exciting and hard-swinging sextet as well as continuing to be a highly sought-after sideman. Harper records and tours with other artists like Wycliffe Gordon and Ray Bryant.
