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CHARLEY HARRISON
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Charley Harrison - With the release of his first solo CD, Keeping My
Composure , on C3 Records, composer, arranger and conductor
Charley Harrison, is poised to join the ranks of the legendary multi-
faceted composer / arranger /conductors that helped direct the course
of jazz. A native of Chicago, Charley was recently appointed Director of
the UCLA Jazz Orchestra in Los Angeles, while still serving, since
1991, as Associate Director and guitarist for the eighteen-piece
Chicago Jazz Orchestra. The CJO is currently backing his CD of
original material and jazz standards, with guest performances by
vocalists Freddy Cole, Kurt Elling, Sara Gazarek and the CJO’s Frieda
Lee, guitarist Bobby Broom and pianist Cedar Walton, among others.
Charley's multi-dimensional compositions and arrangements meld
modern, classic swing, Latin and contemporary jazz elements. In 2004,
his adventurous orchestration of Gershwin’s RHAPSODY IN BLUE, for
pianist Anthony Molinaro, won him a rave review in the Chicago
Tribune, which stated, “Writing rhythms that press relentlessly forward,
weaving New Orleans street beats and bebop-tinged passages…the
last few bars…utterly unexpected, planted the piece firmly into the 21st
Century.”
Some of Charley's other recent highlights have included scoring
writer/director Steven Gary Banks' comedy Head Rush, orchestrating
and conducting the premiere of Kenny Burrell's Ralph Bunche Suite
(an extended work for jazz orchestra and 5 featured soloists), arranging
for Tony Award nominated vocalist Brian d'Arcy James' album From
Christmas Eve to Christmas Morn, and his appointment as director of
the UCLA Jazz Orchestra. Charley has also been selected to score two
upcoming films Oh, Baby (Hollywood Story Films), and Mosaic (CRC
Entertainment). A graduate of Northwestern University, Charley has
also attended Boston’s prestigious Berklee School of Music. Charley
honed is composition skills in the advertising industry for diverse
clients that included McDonald’s, the Chicago White Sox, Chuck E.
Cheese and Bissell Vacuum Cleaners.
A rare breed of composer, Charley Harrison, is equally skilled with a
baton in front of an orchestra or behind a computer in a studio full of
synthesizers. His music has been enjoyed on the silver screen, the TV
screen, and featured in symphony halls and nightclubs, nationally and
internationally.
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Charley Harrison - With the release of his first solo CD, Keeping My
Composure , on C3 Records, composer, arranger and conductor
Charley Harrison, is poised to join the ranks of the legendary multi-
faceted composer / arranger /conductors that helped direct the course
of jazz. A native of Chicago, Charley was recently appointed Director of
the UCLA Jazz Orchestra in Los Angeles, while still serving, since
1991, as Associate Director and guitarist for the eighteen-piece
Chicago Jazz Orchestra. The CJO is currently backing his CD of
original material and jazz standards, with guest performances by
vocalists Freddy Cole, Kurt Elling, Sara Gazarek and the CJO’s Frieda
Lee, guitarist Bobby Broom and pianist Cedar Walton, among others.
Charley's multi-dimensional compositions and arrangements meld
modern, classic swing, Latin and contemporary jazz elements. In 2004,
his adventurous orchestration of Gershwin’s RHAPSODY IN BLUE, for
pianist Anthony Molinaro, won him a rave review in the Chicago
Tribune, which stated, “Writing rhythms that press relentlessly forward,
weaving New Orleans street beats and bebop-tinged passages…the
last few bars…utterly unexpected, planted the piece firmly into the 21st
Century.”
Some of Charley's other recent highlights have included scoring
writer/director Steven Gary Banks' comedy Head Rush, orchestrating
and conducting the premiere of Kenny Burrell's Ralph Bunche Suite
(an extended work for jazz orchestra and 5 featured soloists), arranging
for Tony Award nominated vocalist Brian d'Arcy James' album From
Christmas Eve to Christmas Morn, and his appointment as director of
the UCLA Jazz Orchestra. Charley has also been selected to score two
upcoming films Oh, Baby (Hollywood Story Films), and Mosaic (CRC
Entertainment). A graduate of Northwestern University, Charley has
also attended Boston’s prestigious Berklee School of Music. Charley
honed is composition skills in the advertising industry for diverse
clients that included McDonald’s, the Chicago White Sox, Chuck E.
Cheese and Bissell Vacuum Cleaners.
A rare breed of composer, Charley Harrison, is equally skilled with a
baton in front of an orchestra or behind a computer in a studio full of
synthesizers. His music has been enjoyed on the silver screen, the TV
screen, and featured in symphony halls and nightclubs, nationally and
internationally.
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