Instrument : Clarinet

Harry Skoler

Musician and Educator (Professor, Woodwinds, Berklee College of Music)

Musicien et éducateur (Professeur de bois, Berklee College of Music)

Harry Skoler est professeur de bois au Berklee College of Music.

Il a obtenu une licence de musique au Berklee College of Music et une maîtrise de musique au New England Conservatory, où il a étudié avec Jimmy Giuffre.

L'enregistrement de Harry, Living In Sound (2022) : The Music of Charles Mingus, paru chez Sunnyside Records, réunit Christian McBride, Kenny Barron, Johnathan Blake, Nicholas Payton et Jazzmeia Horn dans un hommage à la musique de Charles Mingus, avec des arrangements d'Ambrose Akinmusire, Darcy James Argue et Fabian Almazan.

L'enregistrement s'est classé dans le Top 10 du JazzWeek et du NACC airplay jazz charts, et Harry a fait l'objet d'articles sur Mingus dans Jazziz et JazzTimes, rédigés respectivement par les journalistes de jazz Ted Panken et Shaun Brady.

Parmi ses autres enregistrements figurent Conversations in the Language of Jazz, Reflections on the Art of Swing - A Tribute to Benny Goodman, A Work of Heart sur Brownstone Recordings, et Two Ones sur Soliloquy Records. Skoler a reçu des critiques nationales et internationales dans les magazines JazzTimes, DownBeat et Jazziz, entre autres.

Il est l'auteur d'articles sur l'enseignement du jazz, dont "Pro-Workshop" dans le magazine DownBeat.

Il se produit dans des clubs, des festivals et des tournées. En tant que clinicien, il a dirigé des classes de maître au niveau national et international. Il est soutenu par Buffet Crampon et Vandoren.

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The Music of Charles Mingus features Harry Skoler/Clarinet, Christian McBride/Bass, Kenny Barron/Piano, Johnathan Blake/Drums, Nicholas Payton/Trumpet and Jazzmeia Horn/Vocals with String Quartet in a tribute to the music of Charles Mingus, with arrangements by Ambrose Akinmusire, Darcy James Argue and Fabian Almazan, capturing the many moods of the iconoclastic Charles Mingus. There are shades of tumult, harmonic depth, conceptual depth, and abandon. A perfect tribute to the legend to mark his centennial year.
Sunnyside Records

2022

Living In Sound: The Music of Charles Mingus
Original jazz compositions featuring intimate portraits expressed through quintet and duo settings. The quintet's unique sound highlights the blend of clarinet, flute, and vibes/piano.
Soliloquy Records

2009

Two Ones
Charting in JAZZIZ Magazine's Top Ten "radioACTIVE" Jazz Chart for national radio airplay, this heartfelt, lush recording is a collection of diversified standard and original compositions that features jazz clarinet with six tracks augmented with Strings.
Brownstone Recordings

2000

A Work of Heart
Reflections on the Art of Swing captures the timelessness of the songs associated with Benny Goodman, played in a unique quartet setting of Clarinet, Vibes, Bass and Drums that reflects a chamber-music approach with a fresh, distinctive "voice".
Brownstone Recordings

1996

Reflections on the Art of Swing
Harry Skoler performs songs from the swing era, showcasing the music of Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and their contemporaries. The instrumentation's unique sound features clarinet and vibraphone in a quartet setting. The quartet's distinct arrangements are exacting and delicate. With an emphasis on a lyrical and fluid approach, the ensemble's style can best be described as 'chamber-like'.
Brownstone Recordings

1995

Conversation in the Language of Jazz