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Bill Harris

SAXUAL HARRISMENT featuring BILL HARRIS

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SAXUAL HARRISMENT
featuring
BILL HARRIS

SAXUAL HARRISMENT is the band lead by saxophonist Bill Harris. Bill's jazz influenced R&B style has earned him performance credits with some of the biggest names in the music business. Stevie Wonder, Dr. John, Celine Dion, Natalie Merchant, Jeff Golub, Warren Hill, Peter White and Destiny's Child, to name just a few, have all enlisted Bill's talents over the years. His debut CD, "THE EXTRA MILE" has garnered rave reviews from critics, fans and musicians alike.


SAXUAL HARRISMENT is a jazz-rock-blues fusion band featuring some of New York's finest musicians. On guitar is Chieli Minucci, the founder and leader of the hugely successful jazz group Special EFX. Chieli has also worked with artists including Eartha Kitt, The B.B. & Q. Band and the legendary Lou Reed. Drummer Thierry Arpino is the son of well known French drummer Andre Arpino and began playing drums at the age of three! He has traveled the world with artists as varied as Jean Luc-Ponty, Michel Legrand, and jazz saxophonist Bill Evans. On bass is Dave Anderson, one of the truly unsung heroes of his instrument. Dave has performed with the likes of Michael McDonald, Special EFX, Regina Carter and Joe Beck. Featured on trombone is John Fumasoli. As well as leading his own “little big band” The Jones Factor, he has recorded with The Average White Band, Bob Baldwin, Jose’ Feliciano and Shelby Lynn. Last, but certainly not least, is keyboard whiz-kid Chris Fischer. Chris has been the keyboardist and/or musical director for such artists as The Main Ingredient, Atlantic Starr and Blood, Sweat & Tears. He is also a very talented writer and arranger producing material for television and radio as well as his own band Skin Tight.


With a line up like this you can't go wrong. At the end of a show you'll know you've been "saxually harassed" and you will definitely have enjoyed it!

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Music:

Member Since: 10/12/2006
Band Website: saxbro.com
Band Members:

BILL HARRIS - SAXOPHONES, FLUTES & BASS CLARINET

CHIELI MINUCCI - GUITARS

THIERRY ARPINO - DRUMS

CHRIS FISCHER - KEYBOARDS

DAVE ANDERSON - BASS


Influences: Bill has been influenced by all of the many artists he has performed or recorded with over the years, including: :

Vocalists: Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. John, Celine Dion, Natalie Merchant, Bobby Caldwell, Brenda Russell, Jonathan Butler, Bruce Willis, Maxi Priest, Patty Smyth, Robbie Dupree, Isacc Hayes, Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), Jose Feliciano, Kevin Whalum, Sweetpea Atkinson, Henry Butler, Rufus Thomas, Mary Wilson, Percy Sledge, Steven Stills, Patti Labelle, Brian McKnight, Lilias White, Foxy Brown and Faith Evans.

Vocal Groups: Average White Band, 98 Degrees, Take 6, Destiny's Child, The Temptations, Little Anthony & the Imperials, The Four Tops, The Spinners and The Dells.

Horn Players: Michael Brecker, Gerry Mulligan, Phil Woods, Lenny Pickett, Warren Hill, Dave Koz, Kirk Whalum, Richard Elliot, Everette Harp, Eric Marienthal, Jeff Kashiwa, Marion Meadows, Kim Waters, Euge Groove, Lou Marini, Eddie Daniels, Chris Hunter, Craig Handy, Clarence Clemons, Eric Darius, Rick Braun, Marvin Stamm, Randy Brecker, Alan Rubin, Lew Soloff, and Tom Malone.

Keyboard Players: Paul Shaffer, Richard Tee, David Sancious, Brian Culbertson, Bobby Lyle, Brian Simpson, Bob Baldwin, Garth Hudson, Chris Fischer, Tio Banks, Mike Logan and Henry Butler.

Drummers: Jack Dejohnette, Omar Hakim, Steve Gadd, Dave Weckl, Chris Parker, Sean McCurley, Joel Rosenblatt, Thierry Arpino, Rayford Griffin, Dave Hooper, JR Robinson and Gerardo Velez

Guitar & Bass Players: Tony Levin, Will Lee, Cornell Dupree, John Tropea, Hiram Bullock, B.B. King, Russ Freeman & the Rippingtons, Jeff Golub, Peter White, Paul Brown, Waymon Tisdale, Paul Jackson Jr., Norman Brown, Randy Jacobs, Julio Fernandez, Dwight Sills, Chieli Minucci, Gil Parris, Steve Oliver, Mike Ripoll, Dave Anderson, Andre Berry, Nate Phillips, Mike Manson, Matt "Guitar" Murphy, Larry Hoppen, John Hall, Artie Traum


Record Label: Oddball Musicworks
Type of Label: Indie