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- When's your Birthday?
- December 12
- About yourself
- Nelson E. Harrison, Ph. D., ASCAP, clinical psychologist, educator, composer, archivist, lyricist, arranger, playwright, speaker, photographer; veteran trombonist of the Count Basie Orchestra featuring Joe Williams, Sarah Vaughan, Helen Humes, Joe Turner, Eddie Vinson, Dennis Rowland (‘78-80 incl. Japan tour); played with Dionne Warwicke, The Supremes and The Temptations (’64), Joe Westray (1962 – 72); Sonny & the Premiers (1963 – 67); Walt Harper (1967-70); James Brown (’67-68); Nathan Davis (1970-75); Lena Horne & Tony Bennett (‘74), Billy Eckstine and Earl "Fatha" Hines (1975), Kenny Clarke (‘79), Liberace (’77), Nancy Wilson and Melba Moore (’78), Sammy Davis, Jr. and Aretha Franklin (’79), Perry Como and Johnny Mathis (‘80), Bobby Vinton (’81), Ginger Rogers and Glenn Campbell (’82), Jay McShann (‘87), Slide Hampton (‘86), Nelson Riddle (’84) Marvin Hamlisch (’97) and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in New Orleans (’98) to name only a few; inventor of the "Trombetto," a compact brass instrument with four valves that plays a chromatic range of six octaves with a trombone mouthpiece; played at festivals in New Orleans, London, Edinburg, Sacramento, New York City, Seattle; clinics and lectures in Santa Cruz and San Jose, CA, Quebec City and Montreal, Canada, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Cleveland, New York and Toronto; scores written to movies by Georg Sanford Brown and John Russo and plays by Richard Wright, August Wilson and Rob Penny; lyricist of 124 bop standards; featured horn soloist avec vocalese with the Pittsburgh Connection Big Band at the 2007 IAJE Convention in NYC; nationally recognized expert on Pittsburgh jazz history. Internationally recognized motivational training consultant/speaker on “The Creative Mind” and “The Metaphysics of Music.” Founder and online host of The Pittsburgh Jazz Network (http://jazzburgher.ning.com), a social network and archive of biographs and artifacts celebrating the Pittsburgh jazz tradition and legacy.
Currently active in Pittsburgh with Gary Racan & the Studio-E Band, The Blues Orphans, Roger Humphries Big Band, Bill Dell & Wee Jams, and my own jazz bands The World According to Bop, Jazz ‘N Jive, and Dr. Jazz & the Salty Dawgs, Nelson Harrison & Associates.
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- Living Encyclopedia of Global African Music
African American Jazz Caucus, Inc.
Afro-American Music Institute, Inc.
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Copywriters Council of America
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- Pittsburgh, PA
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OUR BRAINS on MUSIC: THE SCIENCE *
NEW YORK TIMES
June 30, 2009
Television Review | 'Nova: Musical Minds'
By MIKE HALE
“Musical Minds,” the season premiere of “Nova” on PBS, is based on the neurologist Oliver Sacks’s most recent book, “Musicophilia,” a collection of case studies of people whose brains have unusual relationships to music, cases in which, as Dr. Sacks puts it, “music gets them going to an extraordinary degree.” A one-hour program can’t approach the depth and texture of Dr. Sacks’s book, but it does… Continue
June 30, 2009
Television Review | 'Nova: Musical Minds'
By MIKE HALE
“Musical Minds,” the season premiere of “Nova” on PBS, is based on the neurologist Oliver Sacks’s most recent book, “Musicophilia,” a collection of case studies of people whose brains have unusual relationships to music, cases in which, as Dr. Sacks puts it, “music gets them going to an extraordinary degree.” A one-hour program can’t approach the depth and texture of Dr. Sacks’s book, but it does… Continue
Posted on June 30, 2009 at 6:51pm —
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If you'll be in Tampa, I invite you and your friends to join me for two intimate evenings of mature fun and entertainment. Visit www.soulfulbowl.com. I look forward to seeing you in Tampa. If you need any other info about the city and other events, please let me know.
Super Soul Sanctuary: Fri. Jan. 30th Doors open at 8pm; Show at 9pmThe Super Soul Sanctuary is the first of the "Soulful Sensation" concert series. This live jam session is for those who appreciate the genuine art form of creating music. Music lovers will hear a blend of neo-soul, funk, R&B, hip hop soul and old school. So grab your friends or significant other and join us for a night of pure, live soul! Performers include: D. Mawl(Louisville), Julie Dexter(ATL), Kam Showers(Tampa), Brandon Thomas (ATL), Big Brookly Red (NYC), Ms. Sunshine (Orlando) and Rhonda Thomas (ATL). All dynamic in their unique ways! If you love good music, you don't want to miss this! ($45)
Chocolate Ties: Sat. Jan. 31st Doors open at 7pm; Screening at 8pmChocolate Ties is the first of the "Sweet Super Bowl Sensation" dessert affair series. Chocolate Ties is a dessert party complete with various chocolate treats, specialty drinks created by mixologist LaTanya White of 71 Proof, LLC., select vendors, raffles, a silent auction and live band. The event will feature a special screening of actress/producer Terri J. Vaughn's documentary Angels Can't Help But Laugh, a film about the life of 25 of Hollywood's top Black actresses. Silent auction includes chocolate diamonds from G3 Jewelery (g3jewelry.com), an Aston-Martin and more. ($75)
Visit www.soulfulbowl.com for tix and info for both events.
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