Billy Harper | |
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| Born | January 17, 1943 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, Composer, Educator |
| Instrument(s) | Saxophone, Drums |
| Years active | 1946 - present |
| Labels | Black Saint, Strata-East, SteepleChase, Evidence, Marge, Denon Jazz, Denon Records, Nippon Columbia Co. Ltd., Soul Note, MPS Records, Baystate, DIW, Metropolitan Records, Arkadia Jazz, Talking House Records, Mosaic Records, Sunnyside, Blue Note, Verve, RCA, Enja, LyHarp Music |
| Website | https://billyharpermusic.com |
Billy Harper (born January 17, 1943)[1] is an American jazz saxophonist, "one of a generation of Coltrane-influenced tenor saxophonists" with a distinctively stern, hard-as-nails sound on his instrument.[2]
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 189. ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ Chris Kelsey, Billy Harper Biography, AllMusic