Stefon DeLeon Harris (born March 23, 1973) is an American

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vibraphonist.

Biography

A native of Albany, New York, Harris intended to work for the New York Philharmonic until he heard the music of

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. During the 1990s he recorded with Charlie Hunter and Steve Turre as a session musician. He signed with

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, which released his debut album, '' A Cloud of Red Dust'' (1998). His second album, ''Black Action Figure'', was nominated for a Grammy Award. In 2001 he worked with pianist Jacky Terrasson at the Village Vanguard in New York City and recorded the album ''Kindred'' with him during the same year. His album ''The Grand Unification Theory'' (2003) won the Martin E. Segal Award from

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. In April 2009, he headlined at the

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in Orange County, California. Harris collaborated with saxophonist David Sánchez and trumpeter

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in 2011 on the album '' Ninety Miles''. They recorded the album in Havana, Cuba.

Discography

As a leader

* '' A Cloud of Red Dust'' (

, 1998) * ''Black Action Figure'' (Blue Note, 1999) * ''The Grand Unification Theory'' (Blue Note, 2003) * ''Evolution'' (Blue Note, 2004) * ''African Tarantella: Dances With Duke'' (Blue Note, 2006) * '' Urbanus'' ( Concord, 2009) * ''Sonic Creed'' (Motema, 2018)

As a co-leader

* '' Kindred'' (Blue Note, 2001) with Jacky Terrasson * '' Ninety Miles'' ( Concord Picante, 2011) with David Sánchez and

* '' Ninety Miles Live at Cubadisco'' (Concord Picante, 2012) with David Sánchez and

As member of The Classical Jazz Quartet

* ''Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker'' (Vertical Jazz, 2001) * ''The Classical Jazz Quartet Plays Bach'' (Vertical Jazz, 2002) * ''The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Rachmaninov'' (Kind of Blue, 2006) * ''The Classical Jazz Quartet Play Tchaikovsky'' (Kind of Blue, 2006) * ''Christmas'' (Kind of Blue, 2006)

As member of The SFJazz Collective

* ''Live 2008: 5th Annual Concert Tour - The Works of Wayne Shorter'' (SFJAZZ, 2008) CD* ''Live 2010: 7th Annual Concert Tour - The Works of Horace Silver'' (SFJAZZ, 2010) CD* ''Live in New York 2011 - Season 8 - The Music of Stevie Wonder'' (SFJAZZ, 2011) * ''Wonder - The Songs of Stevie Wonder'' (SFJAZZ, 2012) * ''Live: SFJAZZ Center 2013 - The Music of Chick Corea'' (SFJAZZ, 2013 * ''Miguel Zenón Retrospective: Original Compositions, 2004-2016'' (SF Jazz Collective, 2018)

As a sideman

* Tim Warfield, ''Jazz Is, A Whisper in the Midnight'' (Criss Cross, 1995) * Atsushi Ikeda, ''Everybody's Music'' (

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, 1995) * Terell Stafford, ''Centripetal Force'' ( Candid, 1996) *

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, '' Porgy & Bess'' ( Verve, 1997) * Charlie Hunter, ''Return of the Candyman'' (Blue Note, 1998) * Jason Moran, '' Soundtrack to Human Motion'' (Blue Note, 1999) * Jacky Terrasson, '' A Paris...'' (Blue Note, 2000) * Greg Osby, ''The Inner Circle'' (Blue Note, 2002) * Kurt Elling, '' Man in the Air'' (Blue Note, 2003) *

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'' ( Sunnyside, 2004) *

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, '' Griot Libertè'' ( HighNote, 2004) *

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, ''Sketches of Broadway'' (

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, 2004) *

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, ''Double Standards'' (Telarc, 2005) *

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, ''

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'' (Verve, 2005) * Raul Midón, '' State of Mind'' (

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, 2005) * Joshua Redman, ''

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'' ( Nonesuch, 2006) * Steve Turre, '' Keep Searchin''' (HighNote, 2006) *

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, '' My Name Is Buddy'' (Nonesuch, 2007) * Courtney Pine, ''Transition in Tradition'' (Destin-E, 2009) *

, '' Turn Up the Quiet'' (Verve, 2017) * Christian Sands, ''Christmas Stories'' (Mack Avenue, 2023)

References

External links

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"There are no mistakes on the bandstand" (TEDSalon NY2011)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Harris, Stefon 1973 births Living people American jazz vibraphonists Musicians from Albany, New York Jazz musicians from New York (state) Classical Jazz Quartet members SFJAZZ Collective members Blue Note Records artists Motéma Music artists Concord Records artists 21st-century African-American musicians 20th-century African-American musicians