John Stephen Harris Jr Resume

       JOHN HARRIS JR.

Born in York, Pa. John Began playing the Saxophone in high school and later
attended Towson University where he studied music. After leaving college he moved back to Pennsylvania and began touring the US and Canada as part of the powerful horn section with the Philadelphia based Half Moon Band. The band performed in concert with Millie Jackson, GQ, and Breakwater. After leaving the Band in 1985, John took a five year break from the music scene.
In 1990 he started performing again with the jazz fuzion band Extremity, based out of York, Pa. Extremity has performed at local venues as well as some major jazz festivals like the Berks jazz Fest, Cape May and Rehoboth Beach Jazz fests. Over the years,he has been blessed to performed with such artists as Blue Magic, The Delphonics, The Quintones, Jonathan Butler, Stanley Jordan, Kirk Whalum, Kim Waters, Gerald Veasley and others. John brings 30 years of experience in the jazz/funk and r&b field, and can be heard with Extremity and The Halfmoon Band.

Contact John Harris Jr.
ph 717-472-7234 email: jsharrisjr@yahoo.com
Updated:  July 13, 2015

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