Mark Baldwin Harris (born August 8, 1955) is an American keyboardist, arranger, and composer based in Italy. He is known for his activity as multi-instrumentalist and record producer in the field of

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Biography

Born in Connecticut (United States) from a family of non-professional musicians, he approaches music through the study of the classical piano. Later he will try his hand at various musical genres, from contemporary new music to rock and

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, showing great eclecticism. In the summer of 1967 he moved with his family to Italy, where he worked in the field of pop music, continuing his

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path at the same time. Since 1974 to 1975 he was part of Napoli Centrale. Later his activity has brought him all over the world both in the concerts of the artists he supports and as an independent musician and has consequently also worked alongside important artists such as

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, or with

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personalities such as

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, jazz musicians such as

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, and with

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composers such as

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(in the ensemble "

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, Toni Esposito,

Antonella Ruggiero Antonella Ruggiero (born 15 November 1952) is an Italian singer and song-writer, mostly known as a founding member and lead singer of the pop-rock band Matia Bazar. Ruggiero is a light soprano. Her vocal range exceeds 4 octaves thanks to the u ...

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Mia Martini Domenica Rita Adriana Bertè (; 20 September 1947 – 12 May 1995), known professionally as Mia Martini (), was an Italian singer, songwriter and musician.James Christopher MongerMia Martini allmusic.com Enzo Jannacci Vincenzo "Enzo" Jannacci (; 3 June 1935 – 29 March 2013) was an Italian singer-songwriter, pianist, actor and comedian. He is regarded as one of the most important artists in the post-war Italian music scene. Jannacci is widely considered as ...

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Roberto Vecchioni Roberto Vecchioni (; born 25 June 1943) is an Italian singer, songwriter, and lyricist. Biography Vecchioni was born in Carate Brianza, now in the province of Monza and Brianza, to a Neapolitan family. In 1968, he graduated in Classical Lite ...

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and

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References

External links

Mark Harris Official Site
1955 births Living people American multi-instrumentalists American keyboardists People from Meriden, Connecticut {{Italy-music-bio-stub