Philip Harper
Philip "Phil" Harper (born May 10, 1965 in Baltimore , Maryland ) is an American jazz trumpeter.
Harper, who grew up in Atlanta , Georgia , learned at the age of ten under the guidance of his brother Danny Harper . He studied at the Hartt School of Music under Jackie McLean and moved to New York at the age of eighteen , where he worked with musicians such as Jimmy Scott , Jimmy McGriff , Betty Carter , Etta Jones , Harry Sweets Edison , Bill Cosby and Cedar Walton .
From 1986 to 1988 he was a member of Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers . He then formed the band Harper Brothers with his brother Winard Harper , which also included Justin Robinson and Stephen Scott . After their dissolution in 1991 he toured with various bands, including a. with the Mingus Big Band ( Gunslinging Birds , 1994) and has taught at several conservatories in Europe.
Harper has worked on more than fifty albums and recorded two solo albums: Soulful Sin and The Thirteenth Moon .
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| SURNAME | Harper, Philip |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Harper, Phil (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz trumpeter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 10, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baltimore , Maryland |