JERRY
HARRIS
MUSICIAN VOCAL STYLIST
REVIEWS "…..Jerry Harris stands tall on the
bandstand "…..He was born just to sing "…..One of the greatest singers on the
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VOCALIST JERRY HARRIS STARTED HIS SINGING CAREER BY SINGING IN THE CHURCH WHICH SERVED AS A STRONG AND POSITIVE FOUNDATION. IT WAS THIS UPBRINGING THAT LED HIM TO UNDERSTAND FIRSTHAND HOW MUSIC MOVED AND UPLIFTED PEOPLE. HE KNEW EARLY ON THAT MUSIC AND HIS VOCAL INSTRUMENTATION WOULD ENABLE HIM TO REACH OUT AND TO COMMUNICATE IN A SPECIAL WAY. HE CONTINUED TO SING AND PERFECTED HIS TECHNIQUE FURTHER BY TAKING VOCAL TRAINING WITH O.V. HAUSCHALDT. IN 1956 HE FORMED HIS FIRST BAND AND BEGAN PERFORMING AT MAJOR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL HOTELS. HE THEN HOSTED A TV VARIETY SHOW IN THE MIDWEST. IN 1969, BECAUSE OF THE PROXIMITY TO
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA HE MOVED TO THE DELAWARE WATER GAP IN
PENNSYLVANIA WHERE HE CONTINUED TO EXPAND. HIS VOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND
INSPIRATION CONTINUED TO GROW AS A RESULT OF HIS GREATEST INFLUENCES
INCLUDING ELLA FITZGERALD, SARAH VAUGHAN, BILLY ECKSTINE, JOE WILLIAMS AND
PHIL WOODS. JERRY HARRIS HAS COLLABORATED WITH MANY JAZZ GREATS ACROSS THE
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