Born in Brooklyn, New York on April 4, 1956, Allan Harris is an award-winning jazz vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist. He made his recorded debut with the 1994 album Setting the Standard, which made an impression on critics and music fans alike. Further albums included It’s a Wonderful World (1995), The Music of Duke Ellington (1999), and Nat King Cole: Long Live the King (2010). His 2006 album, Cross That River, a deeply personal album that dealt with ethnicity issues during the American western expansion, received significant exposure via the press and National Public Radio. The album was included in the Kennedy Center’s Performing Arts series in 2008. His critically-acclaimed 2012 album Convergence was a collaboration with pianist Takana Miryamoto. Harris has been an in-demand live performer, often performing with or opening for acts such as Tony Bennett, Dionne Warwick, Al Green, Michael Feinstein, Al Jarreau, Natalie Cole, Diana Krall and others. Later albums in his catalog include Nobody’s Gonna Love You Better: Black Bar Jukebox Redux (2016) and The Genius of Eddie Jefferson.
