Billy Harper's unique music creativity was first noted in Houston, Texas, where, at age 5, he was singing at sacred and secular functions and participating in choral and solo singing events. By age 14, he formed his first Billy Harper Quintet while a student at Evan E. Worthing High School. Graduating cum laude, he went on to study saxophone and music theory at North Texas State University and received his Bachelor of Music degree. He continued graduate studies at NTSU and became a member of their "big band.
Strata East 50th Anniversary Celebration with Charles Tolliver Quintet
Randy Weston at Iridium Jazz Club
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Billy Harper has had 20 concerts.
Billy Harper is most often considered to be Jazz, Experimental, Avant-Garde, Free Jazz, Jazz Saxophone, Post-Bop, Avant-Garde Jazz, Saxophone, and Spiritual Jazz.
The next Billy Harper concert is on December 16, 2024 at Solar Myth in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
The last Billy Harper concert was on September 03, 2021 at Birdland in New York, New York, United States. The bands that performed were: Charles Tolliver / Billy Harper / George Cables / Lenny White / Buster Williams.
