Travel Tip: Jazz in United States
Barry Harris Trio

Barry Harris Trio

Bop pianist, composer and teacher, Barry Harris was strongly influenced by Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk, and Charlie Parker. He is an exponent of the music of Powell, Tadd Dameron, and Monk.

Bassist Ray Drummond has appeared and recorded with many of the jazz greats including Bobby Hutcherson, Kenny Barron, Houston Person, George Coleman, Phil Woods, Peter Leitch, David Murray's Power Quartet, Toots Thielemans, Bill Charlap Trio, The Drummonds, Bennie Wallace, and many others.

While self-taught Leroy Williams did study with Oliver Coleman for a few months when he was eighteen years of age. In his hometown of Chicago, he worked with local musicians including bassist, Wilbur Ware, saxophonist, Eddie Harris and Jack DeJohnette who was playing piano at the time. He also worked with pianist, Judy Roberts at the London House as the house trio. He came to New York in 1967 and has played and recorded with Barry Harris, Sonny Stitt, James Moody, Ray Bryant, Thelonious Monk and many others. He has toured extensively throughout Europe and Japan and most recently in Africa. Leroy's favorite drummers are Max Roach, Art Blakey, Philly Joe Jones and Kenny Clark.