"Let’s say life is a wheel, I just choose to have more spokes on the wheel. It’s something that interests me and makes my life interesting. I am hoping that when people come to hear me play, or they hear anything that I record, that it is a nice journey for them, no matter what it is that I do, whether it is the cello quartet, or it is Russell, Jay, Stefon, or Borislav. The Live At The Jazz Standard CD is kind of an interesting mixture, because now that I have a cello back in my lif …

Major bop pianist, Barry Harris, has devoted his life to the advancement of jazz and has received the Living Jazz Legacy award from the Mid-Atlantic Arts Association, and an American Jazz Masters Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. In addition, he has received other numerous awards including the Manhattan Borough President Award for Excellence in recognition of his devoted public service in the field of music. In 1999, he was also awarded the Mentor a …