Eric Harland (born November 8, 1976; in

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. In addition to leading his own group, Harland is a member of Charles Lloyd's Quartet,

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's Prism, James Farm with

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, and

Taylor Eigsti Taylor Eigsti (born September 24, 1984) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Eigsti's trio features bassist Harish Raghavan and drummer Eric Harland. He is also a member of Eric Harland Voyager, Kendrick Scott Oracle, and Gretchen Parlato's ...

's Trio. He has also been a member of

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's Quartet,

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's Standards Trio,

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's Trio,

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's Trio, Chris Potter's Trio, and

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's Quintet, among other groups. He was a member of the

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from 2005 to 2012.

Biography

Harland began his professional career in 1993 playing locally in

, Texas, as he finished high school at the

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, where many notable performers have studied. Harland won first chair in 1992–93 with the Regional and All State Texas Jazz Band. He received a special Citation for Outstanding Musicianship in 1994 from the

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. During a workshop in high school,

Wynton Marsalis Wynton Learson Marsalis (born October 18, 1961) is an American trumpeter, composer, teacher, and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center. He has promoted classical and jazz music, often to young audiences. Marsalis has won nine Grammy Awar ...

encouraged Harland to study in New York City. After graduation Harland attended the

Manhattan School of Music The Manhattan School of Music (MSM) is a private music conservatory in New York City. The school offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in the areas of classical and jazz performance and composition, as well as a bachelor's in mu ...

with a full scholarship in their music program. After music school he went on to study Theology at

Houston Baptist University Houston Christian University (HCU), formerly Houston Baptist University, is a private Baptist university in Houston, Texas. It is affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas (Southern Baptist Convention). Its Cultural Arts Center hou ...

(College of Biblical Studies) and was subsequently ordained as a Minister. Harland has been featured on over 80 recordings with various artists. Among these recordings, '' Let's Get Lost'' and ''

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'' (

), ''Back East'' (

), and ''Land of Giants'' (

) were nominated for

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s. With Blanchard and

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, Harland has performed in 18 motion picture movie scores, including ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Dark Blue''. Harland has toured and recorded with Mark Turner,

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, Wynton Marsalis,

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, and others. In ''

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s 65th Annual Readers Poll, Harland was included on the short list of world's most recognized drummers along with

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and

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. He also won the 2008 and 2009 Critics Polls for Rising Star on the Drums. Harland was featured in the September 2002 and November 2009 issues of ''

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''. Harland released his debut album, ''Voyager: Live by Night'', in late 2010. It features Walter Smith III, Julian Lage, Taylor Eigsti and Harish Raghavan. Harland's second album, ''Vipassana'', was released on August 11, 2014. In April 2017, Harland opened a state-of-the-art

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in New York City called GSI Studios, with partners Daniel Rovin and Austin White.

Discography

As leader

* ''Voyager: Live by Night'' (Space Time, 2011) * ''Vipassana'' (GSI 2014)

As group

* ''Live 2005: 2nd Annual Concert Tour - The Works of John Coltrane'' (SFJAZZ, 2005) CD* ''Live 2006: 3rd Annual Concert Tour - The Music of Herbie Hancock'' (SFJAZZ, 2006) CD* ''Live 2007: 4th Annual Concert Tour - The Works of Thelonious Monk'' (SFJAZZ, 2007) CD* ''Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour - The Works of Wayne Shorter'' (SFJAZZ, 2008) CD* ''Wonder'' (SFJAZZ, 2012) – compilation James Farm
With

and Matt Penman *''James Farm'' (

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, 2011) *''City Folk'' (Nonesuch, 2014)

As sideman

With

* ''

'' (Sony, 2000) – recorded in 1999 * '' Let's Get Lost'' (Sony, 2001) * ''

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'' (Blue Note, 2003) With

* ''From the Round Box'' (RCA Victor, 2000) – recorded in 1999 * ''Spirit Fiction'' (Blue Note, 2012) With

* ''Let It Come to You'' (Concord, 2008) * ''Daylight at Midnight'' (Concord, 2010) * ''Tree Falls'' (GSI, 2021) With

* ''Turning Point'' (J-Curve, 1999) * ''Unfolding'' (J-Curve, 2001) * ''Worlds'' (Sunnyside, 2006) * ''Home'' (Sunnyside, 2010) * ''Bienestan'' (Sunnyside, 2011) * ''The Now'' (Sunnyside, 2014) With

Jimmy Greene James Sidney Greene, Jr. (born February 24, 1975) is an American jazz saxophonist, gospel musician, recording artist, record producer, and music professor. He started his music career in 1997, and has since released eight studio albums. His eigh ...

* ''True Life Stories'' (Criss Cross, 2006) * ''Mission Statement'' (Sunnyside, 2009) With Rigmor Gustafsson * ''Close to You'' (ACT, 2004) * ''Alone with You'' (ACT, 2007) With

* 2007: '' Pass It On'' (Dare2, 2008) * 2012: ''

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'' (Dare2, 2013) * 2015: '' Aziza'' (Dare2, 2016) With Rodney Jones * ''Right Now'' (Minor Music, 1996) * ''The "X" Field'' (MusicMasters, 1996) * ''The Undiscovered Few'' (Blue Note, 1999) With

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* ''Vintage'' (Mahogany, 2005) * ''Uncovered Soul'' (Maristar, 2018) With Charles Lloyd * '' Jumping the Creek'' (ECM, 2005) – recorded in2004 * '' Sangam'' (ECM, 2006) * '' Rabo de Nube'' (ECM, 2008) * ''

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'' (ECM, 2010) * ''

Athens Concert ''Athens Concert'' is a live album by jazz saxophonist Charles Lloyd and the Greek singer Maria Farantouri. Recorded in 2010 by the Charles Lloyd Quartet with Maria Farantouri and released on the ECM label.I Long to See You'' (Blue Note, 2016) * '' Passin' Thru'' (Blue Note, 2017) * ''Vanished Gardens'' (Blue Note, 2018) * '' 8: Kindred Spirits (Live from the Lobero)'' (Blue Note, 2019) With

Greg Osby Greg Osby (born August 3, 1960) is an American saxophonist and composer. Biography Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Osby studied at Howard University, then at the Berklee College of Music. He moved to New York City in 1982, where he played with Jaki ...

* ''Further Ado'' (Blue Note, 1997) * ''Inner Circle'' (Blue Note, 2002) With Chris Potter * '' The Sirens'' (ECM, 2013) * '' Circuits'' (Edition, 2019) * '' Sunrise Reprise'' (Edition, 2021) With

* '' The Remedy'' (ArtistShare, 2008) CD– live recorded in2006 * '' Reflections'' (Wommusic, 2009) With

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* ''Mind Over Matter'' (Blue Note, 1998) * ''Turbulent Flow'' (Blue Note, 2000) With

Alex Sipiagin Alex Sipiagin (born June 11, 1967) is a Russian jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. Biography Sipiagin was born on June 11, 1967. He moved from Russia to the U.S. in 1990. His first major job in the U.S. was with the Gil Evans Band. He has pl ...

* ''Destinations Unknown'' (Criss Cross, 2011) * ''Overlooking Moments'' (Criss Cross, 2013) * ''Balance 38-58'' (Criss Cross, 2015) * ''Moments Captured'' (Criss Cross, 2017) * ''NoFo Skies'' (Blue Room Music, 2019) With

* ''Casually Introducing'' (Fresh Sound, 2006) * ''III'' (Criss Cross, 2010) * ''Twio'' (Whirlwind, 2018) With

Dayna Stephens Dayna Stephens (born August 1, 1978) is an American jazz saxophonist and composer. In addition to leading his own group, Stephens has performed extensively with Kenny Barron, Ambrose Akinmusire, Taylor Eigsti, Julian Lage, Eric Harland, and Ger ...

* ''The Timeless Now'' (CTA, 2007) * ''Peace'' (Sunnyside, 2014) * ''Liberty'' (Contagious Music, 2020) With Baptiste Trotignon * ''Share'' (Naive, 2008) * ''Suite...'' (Naive, 2009) With

* ''Land of Giants'' (Telarc, 2003) – recorded in 2002 * ''Afro Blue'' (Telarc, 2007) – compilation With others *

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, ''Eclipse'' (Motema, 2018) – recorded in 2017 *

Diego Barber Diego Barber is a classical and jazz guitarist. He has recorded albums for Sunnyside and Origin Records. Early life Barber was born into a family of musicians. He studied at the Lanzarote Conservatory of Music with Miguel Ángel Calzadilla and ...

, ''One Minute Later'' (Sunnyside, 2017) *

Monika Borzym Monika Borzym (; born March 3, 1990) is a Polish jazz singer who studied at Los Angeles Music Academy. Her debut album ''Girl Talk'', released in 2011 was certified platinum in Poland. History Early life and education (1998–2008) Monika Borzy ...

, ''Girl Talk'' (Sony, 2011) *

Zach Brock Zach Brock (born August 2, 1974) is an American jazz violinist and composer. He has been a member of Snarky Puppy since 2007 and has worked with Stanley Clarke, Phil Markowitz, and Dave Liebman, as well as leading his own groups. Early life Broc ...

, ''Almost Never Was'' (Criss Cross, 2012) * Donald Brown, ''Fast Forward to the Past'' (Space Time, 2008) *

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, ''Rebirth'' (Mack Avenue, 2017) *

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, ''Star People Nation'' (Masterworks, 2019) *

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, ''Tarantella'' (ACT, 2009) – recorded in 2008 * Stefano di Battista, ''Trouble Shootin'' (Blue Note, 2007) *

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, ''Tactiles'' (Pi, 2003) *

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, ''Learn to Live'' (Blue Room Music, 2018) *

Kenny Garrett Kenny Garrett (born October 9, 1960) is an American post-bop jazz musician and composer who gained recognition in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and for his time with Miles Davis's band. His primary instruments are alto and ...

, ''Standard of Language'' (Warner Bros., 2003) *

Stefon Harris Stefon DeLeon Harris (born March 23, 1973) is an American jazz vibraphonist. Biography A native of Albany, New York, Harris intended to work for the New York Philharmonic until he heard the music of Charlie Parker. During the 1990s he recorded ...

, ''Black Action Figure'' (Blue Note, 1999) *

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, ''Yesterday I Had the Blues'' (Blue Note, 2015) * Sara Leib, Secret Love (OA2, 2012) *

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, ''Suite Extracts Vol. 1'' (Sunnyside, 2019) *

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, ''Close Your Eyes'' (Newvelle, 2018) * Takashi Matsunaga, ''Today'' (Somethin' Else, 2004) *

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, ''Nothing Remains Unchanged'' (First Word, 2020) *

Bill Mobley Joseph William Mobley (born April 7, 1953) is an American jazz trumpet and flugelhorn player. Early life and education Mobley was born in Memphis, Tennessee. Both of his parents were musicians. Mobley learned piano, his mother's instrument, from ...

, ''Moodscape'' (Space Time, 2007) *

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, '' Soundtrack to Human Motion'' (Blue Note, 1999) – recorded in 1998 *

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, ''Lotus'' (World Culture Music, 2015) *

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, ''Where the River Goes'' (ECM, 2018) *

, '' Invisible Cinema'' (Blue Note, 2008) *

, ''Back East'' (Nonesuch, 2007) * Bob Reynolds, ''Can't Wait for Perfect'' (Fresh Sound, 2006) * Edward Simon, ''The Process'' (Criss Cross, 2002) *

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, ''Rise'' (Ropeadope, 2015) *

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, ''Going Express'' (Sunnyside, 2011) *

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, ''On Target'' (Criss Cross, 2003) *

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, ''Serendipity'' (Impulse!, 1998) *

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, ''

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'' (Blue Note, 2002) *

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, ''Hypnosis'' (NYC 1996) *

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, ''The Seasons'' (Motema, 2018)

Filmography

* '' Bojangles'' (2001) * ''

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'' * ''

'' * '' Dark Blue'' * ''

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References

External links

''Jazz Times'' article

2013 Interview with Eric Harland from ''I'd Hit That'' podcast
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