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H2: Harkness Herriott Duo
Masonic Temple, July 14th, 8:15pm Buy Tickets Here
Mike and Sean met in Japan while touring a show…
Six weeks of traveling together and absorbing the country and the culture, they took advantage of many opportunities to explore music outside of the show they were playing.
A friendship grew and a musical bond developed.
This collection of music represents a beginning to this exploration of original ideas, combining Sean’s guitar and Mike’s flugelhorn. Each bringing their own material to the studio, they chose to invite a few friends to join their duo on 5 of the tracks.
Recording in New York City and Toronto, Mike and Sean made use of the influences of these two wonderful cities to bring this music to light.
Sean Harkness
Sean is a first-call guitarist who compliments an exhaustive client list of artists, instrumentalists, Broadway productions, and corporations nationally and internationally. He is the go-to guitarist for duets and ensemble work with singers from Broadway and television such as Alison Fraser, Susan Egan and Carole Demas. Recently Sean has been a regular substitute for the guitar chair in Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway. He has also assumed the role of in-house Musical Director for KMA Studios in the Brill Building in Times Square.
Sean Harkness speaks the language of guitars from the inside out – as a solo Artist on Windham Hill Records (BMG), with 22 years of experience as a sideman and six years as a Luthier’s assistant. He’s recorded on numerous commercial releases with all kinds of guitars and basses, toured both nationally and internationally, and benefitted from artist endorsements provided by Taylor Guitars, Walden Guitars, B-band pickup systems, and Stylus Picks. He currently resides in NYC while frequently travelling for recording dates and performances of all kinds.
Mike Herriott
Award winning Canadian trumpeter, Mike Herriott, has shared the stage with some of the world’s finest artists including Michael Buble, David Foster, Jay Leno, Maynard Ferguson, Slide Hampton, Phil Nimmons, Maria Schneider, Bob Newhart, The Temptations, Johnny Mathis, The Moody Blues, Tommy Banks, Alex Cuba, Chucho Valdes, Kenny Wheeler, Rob McConnell, Ian McDougall, and the late Sir Yehudi Menuhin. Another career highlight was serving as featured soloist in concert with Allen Vizzutti, Jens Lindemann, Andea Tofanelli, and Doc Severinsen during the 2008 International Trumpet Guild Conference.
Now a respected multi-instrumentalist in both the classical and jazz genres, Mike is much in demand as a lead trumpeter, jazz improviser, orchestral soloist, trombonist, bassist, arranger and composer. He has appeared as a soloist with the Victoria Symphony, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra, JZ Big Band (Shanghai), Prime Time Big Band, the Calgary Stampede Orchestra and many other orchestras and big bands across Canada and abroad.
He has played on film soundtracks, jingles, and TV themes and is proud to be heard as lead trumpet during the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics (2010 EMMY AWARD – Best Music Direction, Dave Pierce) and 1994 Commonwealth Games.
Mike has recorded on numerous CD and radio sessions with artists including the Canadian Brass, Paul Brandt, Hugh Fraser, Joe Coughlin, Rob McConnell, Guido Basso, and has recorded for CBC, Universal, EMI, Sony, and Disney. He has three releases as leader and is excited about the 2010 release of the Harkness/Herriott duo CD, Flights Vol 1, on Opening Day Records, and the 2010 release of the Canadian Brass and David Braid collaboration, Spirit Dances also on Opening Day Records (Nominated Best Instrumental Album of the Year, JUNO AWARDS). 2011 will bring about three new CD releases; a solo release and two new releases from H2, all under the Opening Day label.
Awards
2011 – Juno Award Nominated Best Instrumental Album of the Year
Discography
1995 – Free at last album
2001 – A piece of the action album
2010 – Flights vol. 1 album
You can purchase a selection of albums of 2011 Wreckhouse International Jazz & Blues Festival performers at our Amazon store. Click here
Mike’s Presence Online
Official Website: www.mikeherriott.com
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