Eddie Harris News

The Jazz Education Network (J.E.N.) opens its three-day inaugural conference on the campus of the University of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL) May 20, 2010. Over two dozen icons of the jazz genre will donate their time and talents as featured artists.

The Jazz Education Network (JEN) will hold it's inaugural conference 'Shaping the Future of Jazz Education' on the campus of the University of Missouri - St. Louis May 20-22, 2010. Cost for the 3 day conference is $150; $110 for one day with special prices for spouses and students. Evening Concerts are $30. For tickets and more information visit JazzEdNet.org.

The Iridium Jazz Club presents The Barry Harris Trio, featuring Ray Drummond on bass and Leroy Williams on drums, on February 7th.

Barry Harris is an Internationally renowned Jazz Pianist, Composer and Teacher. Strongly influenced by Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker Harris is unquestionably the foremost exponent of the music of Powell, Tadd Dameron, and Monk, and is one of the few jazz musicians of the late 20th and 21st Centuries who can teach and play the music with equal clarity.

The Iridium Jazz Club presents The Barry Harris Trio, featuring Ray Drummond on bass and Leroy Williams on drums, for three nights of performances February 4th to February 7th.

Angelo Parra's The Devil's Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith will be performed at the New Brunswick Playhouse, running March 3?29. Miche Braden, who portrayed Bessie Smith in the previous productions of the play, will recreate the title role once more.