Billy Harper

In his early recordings and performances with leaders such as Art Blakey, LeeMorgan, Max Roach, Thad Jones/Mel Lewis and Gil Evans, during the 60s and 70s,BillyHarperalready had a massive sound on the tenor saxophone, combining JohnColtrane’s spiraling intensity with a bluesy brawn that pointed back to his Texasorigins.Harper’s authority has only grown with age: a half-century on, he stands as one ofthe most commanding horn men on the planet, a pillar of stirring post-bop jazzwhose robust back catalogseems long overdue for rediscovery.For half a century he has been performing his original music with theBillyHarperQuintet all over the globe, and recording over a dozen albums as leaderand composer, many of them considered historic.After a pandemic induced hiatus, BillyHarperand his Quintet are back in action,starting 2023 off with a series of #CapraBlackIsBackperformances, marking whatwill be a year long celebration ofBilly Harper's80thbirthday, and the 50thanniversaryof his renowned debut album “Capra Black”.