Donald Harrison
- January 8, 2024
- Saxophonist
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Donald Harrison |
| Occupation | Saxophonist |
| Date Of Birth | Jun 23, 1960(1960-06-23) |
| Age | 64 |
| Birthplace | New Orleans |
| Country | United States |
| Birth City | Louisiana |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
Donald Harrison Biography
| Name | Donald Harrison |
| Birthday | Jun 23 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place Of Birth | New Orleans |
| Home Town | Louisiana |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Siblings | Cara Harrison |
Donald Harrison is one of the most popular and richest Saxophonist who was born on June 23, 1960 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States.
The foundation of Harrison’s music comes from his lifelong participation in New Orleans culture. He started in New Orleans secondline culture and studied New Orleans secret tribal culture under his father, Big Chief Donald Harrison Sr.. Harrison Jr. is currently the Chief of Congo Square in Afro-New Orleans Culture. He studied at the Berklee College of Music. As a professional musician he worked with Roy Haynes and Jack McDuff before joining Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers with Terence Blanchard and recorded albums in a quintet until 1989. Two years later Harrison released a tribute album to Blakey. This was followed by an album that reached into Harrison’s New Orleans heritage with guest appearances by Dr. John and Cyrus Chestnut and chants by the Guardians of the Flame Mardi Gras Indians. He devoted half the album Nouveau Swing (1997) to mixing the swing beat of modern acoustic jazz with modern dance music and half to mixing the swing beat with Caribbean-influenced music. On the next album his experiments continued by mixing modern jazz’s swing beat with hip hop, Latin music, R&B, and smooth jazz.
His group, Donald Harrison Electric Band, has recorded popular radio hits and has charted in the top ten of Billboard magazine. He performs as a producer, singer, and rapper in traditional New Orleans jazz and hip hop genres with his group, The New Sounds of Mardi Gras. The group, which has recorded two albums, was started in 2001 and has made appearances worldwide. Harrison is the Big Chief of the Congo Nation Afro-New Orleans Cultural Group, which keeps alive the secret traditions of Congo Square.
Donald Harrison Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Saxophonist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Donald Harrison is one of the richest Saxophonist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Donald Harrison 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Donald Harrison Jr. (born June 23, 1960) is a jazz saxophonist from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is married to Mary Alicė Spears-Harrison and the father of Victoria Harrison.
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Facts & Trivia
Donovan Ranked on the list of most popular Saxophonist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Donald Harrison celebrates birthday on June 23 of every year.
How old is Donald Harrison?
61 years (June 23, 1960)
What saxophone player is credited as being a major innovation in free
jazz?
Effectively, free jazz began with the small groups led in 1958–59 by alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman , from whose album Free Jazz (1960) the idiom received its name.
Who is the greatest sax player of all time?
Charlie Parker is often cited as the greatest saxophone player in history. Parker, nicknamed Yardbird, or Bird for short, elevated jazz from entertaining dance music to the highest form of spontaneous artistic expression.
Who is the most famous jazz saxophone player?
1: John Coltrane (1926-1967) Topping our list of the best jazz saxophonists is the man whom many regard as the musical equivalent of a deity.
Who was known at the father of rhythm and blues?
The most successful jump blues musician of the era was saxophonist and bandleader Louis Jordan (1908–75), often called the “Father of Rhythm and Blues.” Born and raised in Arkansas, Jordan spent part of his formative years in Philadelphia playing with bandleader Charlie Gaines (1900–86) in the mid- 1930s.