Artists House Master Class Interview with Barry Harris

In this clip from www.artistshousemusic.org - Barry Harris in conjunction with NYU and Artists House Foundation presented a Master Class on November 14th, 2004. Barry charmed us with his talent, humor and the beautiful choral choir scattered through the audience, a surprise and delight to those of us attending. Dr. Harris, a renowned jazz pianist, composer and teacher is a Detroit-bred jazz musician and keeper of the bebop flame. Dizzie Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, Charlie Parker and Coleman Hawkins influenced Harris' jazz style and you will hear Harris mention some of these masters in the video above. In this master class, you get a taste of Harris' extensive knowledge and love of teaching and how he has and continues to serve as a mentor to developing pianists.

[@bobblues1158]

I CAME UP PLAYING FOR DANCERS AND FOUND IT INSPIRING! ALSO PLAYED FOR STRIPPERS TWIRLING THOSE TASSELS TO REALLY UP TEMPOS LIKE BARRY SAYS. SIX NIGHTS EVERY WEEK, FIVE SETS EVERY NIGHT. I AM FROM THE LAST GENERATION WHO CAME UP THAT WAY IN MINNEAPOLIS . THEN TELEVISION REPLACED LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. I AM 76 NOW AND HAVE HAD THE GREAT PRIVILEGE OF SPENDING TIME SITTING NEXT TO HIM ON A PIANO BENCH HANGING ON TO ALL THE KNOWLEDGE HE SHARED SO GENEROUSLY.

[@nastynate838]

great interviewer

[@u47tube]

Two months and only two comments--exactly what Barry's talking about. Thanks for posting this inspiring, enlightening chat.

[@peteredwards418]

my major mentor from day one has been bud powell, ive listened to you over the years and your right up there man. a truly educational video.

[@kabalayouri419]

15:00 he is talking about Luigi and Pasquale Grasso

[@JacksonCecchett]

Shout out Barry Harris 🙏❤️

[@stacey3004]

Wish i could have met him...

[@Gospelmusiciantv]

Inspirational

[@BlackPantherrStudios]

excellent information

[@karpopper]

"Piano player got to be careful if you think you the hippist you go to some city and there will be a piano player there that will eat you up." 110

[@BryceKJacobs]

Can anyone make out what that lady says that cracks him up?? I'd love to know what gets Barry Harris laughing!!

[@dananthony6258]

RIP Barry Harris.

[@WHERESDrManhattan]

What an inspiration!

[@RodrigoGomes-so8vm]

Does anyone have any idea of which Italian band (or young Italian boys) is Barry Harris referring to? @15:10 This interview was recorded on November 14th, 2004; so when he says "Remember a date: January 25th" he is referring to January 25th, 2005. Those "young Italian boys" played at the Village Vanguard on that date.

[@MrOthman91]

i'm sure it's Pasquale Grasso and his brother Luigi

[@olebirgerpedersen]

Charles Mcpherson talked a lot over Barry Harris. He named him as the best teacher he ever had.

[@miguelaguiar5990]

Terry Pollard

[@JamesHurt369]

The dance may never return in this fashion. Barry has a great point. It took only a number of decades to separate the cultural practices of song and dance and replace it with consumption-based facilities referred to as jazz clubs. Jazz should take it's cultural practices back to it's roots.

[@jakeblack2105]

RIP

[@olebirgerpedersen]

What was the name of this girl playing Cherockee that fast.

[@bobsmith-ov3kn]

The thing about these old timers are, they aren't themselves so special or geniuses or whatever, they are just the product of ALL the years of advice and things they've learned from ALL THE OTHER players that they've worked with over the years. These people are accumulations of a century of knowledge

[@earlem9771]

That’s ridiculous. They obviously are special talents as well combined with being in the right environment

[@jazzsecrets]

So is each one of us....

[@olebirgerpedersen]

Jazz mooving to other places ? Think of Copenhagen. In Monmartre for instend played the best american musicians like Bud Powel, Dexter Gordon and a lot of others......

[@nononouh]

4 10 11 16

[@santiago.belgrano]

I can't get the name of the pianist he is talking between minutes 4 and 6... I can't understand that... can anybody help me with that?

[@Pedraga]

I also would like to know..

[@caolinclay]

Terry pollard