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Greg Tanner Harris, Music Theory
Multi-Instrumentalist Greg Tanner Harris leads the “Greg Harris Vibe Quintet,” and is a member of Bluegrass legend Pete Wernick’s Flexigrass, hip-hop/jazz/soul group Future Jazz Project, 9th & Lincoln Orchestra, and SuperCollider.  Among his extensive work as a studio musician, he has released 5 albums- Greg Harris Vibe Quintet “Open Space,” “Frames Live,” Prospector “Memory of Pilots” featuring trumpeter Ron Miles, and “World Citizen” with West African master xylophonist Aaron Bebe Sukura.  The Greg Harris Vibe Quintet’s new album ‘Glass Gold’ was recently released on Dazzle Records.

He received an M.M. in Music Performance, Percussion at the University of Colorado, Boulder and a Music Education and Music Performance Bachelor of Arts degree from Fort Lewis College. Greg is a private instructor and freelance musician in the Denver/Boulder area and has performed nationally and internationally.

“Harris is a strong soloist with advanced harmonic understanding and lyrical sensitivity.” -JAZZREVIEW.COM

“The music pulls in the listeners with its irresistible rhythms and heart-felt themes, and still its instrumentation remains distinctive and Harris’ compositional talent remains challenging.” -CADENCE JAZZ MAG

“Harris plays vibraphone, Fender Rhodes, and Xylosynth on the recording, and he has a mature, melodic solo style- no patterns, no tricks, just pure melody.” -PERCUSSIVE NOTES

“The Greg Harris Vibe Quintet is equally adept at long, dreamy, ruminative pieces and more aggressive, driving numbers.” Open Space is “unfailingly lush and rich.” -ALL ABOUT JAZZ.COM

“They have a lot of energy and know how to relate to a younger audience,” says Jennie Dorris in the DAILY CAMERA (Boulder) “The tunes are so well-written that even the classical music junkies religiously attend the shows.”