Harry Mitchell is a

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Biography

Harry started playing the piano when he was at the age of 8, and took up jazz when he was 13 years old. He completed his studies at Carey Baptist College, participating in its jazz program. He has played internationally, and performed with notable artists, such as,

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, Mace Francis,

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of the Rolling Stones, Katy Steele of

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, among others. He also played a supporting gig for

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. In 2014, he won the prize for best recitalist at the

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for jazz studies. In 2018, he was a member of the Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group. In 2017, he was awarded Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year at the Jazz Bell Awards. He has twice won WAM jazz song of the year.

Own work

Harry released his 13th studio album; 'Archetypes' in late 2022. The recording was inspired by Jung's theory of universal human consciousness, and the idea that musicians use musical archetypes; or universal or recurring mental images to communicate ideas with each other and their audience. The tracks of the release were named for theories and concepts within Jung's work. Contributing musicians to the recording included

and Ben Vanderwal. The album received positive critical responses.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Harry Australian jazz pianists Year of birth missing (living people) Musicians from Perth, Western Australia Male jazz pianists 21st-century Australian musicians 21st-century Australian male musicians Living people

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