Philip Harper Quintet
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Trumpeter Philip Harper, who studied with Jackie McLean at the Hartt School and moved to New York at 18, leads the Philip Harper Quintet at Smalls Jazz Club. His playing favors clean articulation and direct melodic statement over surface display, and he works inside the jazz tradition while leaving space for the rhythm section to shape the narrative. The quintet foregrounds ensemble conversation and tempo.
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Philip Harper
Philip Harper is an American jazz trumpeter heard regularly in New York City rooms such as Smalls Jazz Club. He often appears with the Philip Harper Quartet, a working band format that keeps the focus on ensemble conversation and tempo.
Philip Harper Quartet
Philip Harper/Jazz Trumpeter (Official Website) | PHILIP HARPER (Baltimore, 1965) started playing trumpet when he was ten years old under tutorage of his older brother, Danny. Later he studied at Hartt School of Music with Jackie McLean.
Philip Harper Quintet
Philip Harper/Jazz Trumpeter (Official Website) | PHILIP HARPER (Baltimore, 1965) started playing trumpet when he was ten years old under tutorage of his older brother, Danny. Later he studied at Hartt School of Music with Jackie McLean.