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Henry Darragh

About Me



Henry started working in Houston as a trombonist in 1994. He played with: Elsie, John Q. Public, Boom Theory 8, Zin, T.J. Funk, TKoH!, Carey Richards Orchestra, Toomy Starks Band (Pat Hill), Joe Miller Dixieland Band, The Trade, The Free Radiclas, and has worked with a laundry list of DJs, very closely with Soular Grooves and the Rebel Crew.

Henry has been working as a combo pianist and vocalist since 2003. As a freelance jazz musician, Henry isn't usually in a "band" but works with many of Houston's best jazz musicians.

Henry also often performs frequently as a solo pianist (and vocalist).

For more bio information, check henrydarragh.com

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 26/07/2005
Band Website: henrydarragh.com
Band Members: Look For The Silver Lining
Erin Wright- guitar
Seth Paynter-tenor
Carol Morgan-trumpet
Glen Ackerman-bass

Hey There
Henry Darragh piano/vocals
Seth Paynter- tenor
Glen Ackerman- bass
Chuck Payne- drums
David Caceres' Studio
December 2008

Early Morning
Produced by DJ Suma
with Henry D on trombone
2004

Late Nite Latin (big band version) comp/arr by Henry Darragh
MSM Jazz Orchestra
Soloists: Henry Darragh on trombone
Joel Cross on guitar
Johan Keuss on trumpet
Recorded in the Moores Opera House April 20, 2005

Opium Den was produced by Jennifer Gardner
Recorded at her old apartment in the Heights check Lotus
Influences: Sandra Dudley, Kellye Gray, Susan Elliott, Sarah Vaughan, Bill Evans, Thelonious Monk, Frank Sinatra, Harry Connick Jr., Duke Ellington, O.C.Supertones, The Grownups, Erin Wright, Thad Jones, Bruce Dudley, Paul English, Joe LoCascio, Ray Dillard, Noe Marmolejo, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, James Taylor, J.J.Johnson, James Taylor, The Cure, Sarah McLaughlin, Annie Lennox, Bjork, Miles Davis, Bud Powell, McCoy Tyner, John Coltrane
Sounds Like: Jazz
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Tell Her For Me

Howdy!As I don't myspace much anymore and I don't blog alot (not that I ever did) I thought since I was here drifting through websites, rather than working on my Wagner paper that is due in 3 days 16 ...
Posted by on Mon, 04 May 2009 21:39:00 GMT

Bayou City Art Festival at Memorial Park

I am very excited to have the opportunity to perform this coming weekend at the Bayou City Art Festival at Memorial park. I am performing with the quintet with whom I recorded my upcoming CD. Erin Wri...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Mar 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Finished Recording

I finished recording my CD last night. Now it's on to mixing and mastering. I am posting a full track from the upcoming work, "Hey There"
Posted by on Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:15:00 GMT

Schedule Change- No more Tuesday and Thursday at Timpano

Due to budget issues, Timpano is having to drastically cut their music to Friday and Saturday nights. This means I will no longer be playing there on Tuesday and Thursday. I may occasionally play ther...
Posted by on Fri, 23 Jan 2009 09:03:00 GMT

The Harvard Dictionary of Music Song

So I am nearing the end of my first semester of grad school at the University of Houston and have decided to upload a song I wrote for one of my classes. I am taking Dr. Sposato's Intro to Musicology,...
Posted by on Thu, 11 Dec 2008 05:18:00 GMT

Hey There (and notes on a upcoming CD)

I've been itching to put something up from my recording in progress and posted a minute from Hey There.I've been working on my first CD, enlisting Erin Wright (guitar/bass), Glen Ackerman(bass), Chuck...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:27:00 GMT

Jazz in Houston Radio Pilot

I just wanted to write a bit about my experience on my pilot show last Thursday.I was pretty confident about my playlist selection, and had most of what I wanted to say written out, so I wouldn't forg...
Posted by on Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:04:00 GMT

Wrong Ending

This is a new song of mine that I recorded in a practice room at school with my M-Audio recorder. I kept messing up one of the changes at the end of the song and started soloing on the changes with a ...
Posted by on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:06:00 GMT

I Thought About You

I just added 'I Thought About You' because I didn't have any vocals on my page. This was recorded at The Tasting Room at Uptown Park August 30, 2007. I played with Andrew Gordon on bass and Sash Louka...
Posted by on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:18:00 GMT

Writing Musicals

I'm obiously not an avid blogger, but I thought it was worth mentioning the latest musical I wrote. In last semester's Musical Theatre Lab (Stuart Ostrow) I wrote music for the adaptation of Mark Twa...
Posted by on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 23:07:00 GMT