Kente Arts Alliance presents
Winard Harper and Jeli Posse
Saturday, Dec 7, 2024 | 7:30 PM
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@ The New Hazlett Theater
6 Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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Winard Harper was a child prodigy. At 5 years old, Winard would sometimes sit in and play drums in his older brother Danny’s rock & roll band.
His younger brother Philip eventually joined to play trumpet. By the ‘80s, Winard had assembled the forerunner of his future band – The Harper Brothers Band.
The band eventually evolved into the Winard Harper Sextet which is now known as Winard Harper and Jeli Posse. One of Winard’s greatest influences has been drummer Billy Higgins.
Like Higgins, Winard plays with joy and passion, and invokes African spirituality into his work.
“From our African roots until today, many ingredients have been thrown into the pot. The band continues to expand on the ground laid by the medicine men and messengers before us”. -Winard Harper-
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at the New Hazlett Theater,
6 Allegheny Square East, North Side
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For more information & tickets
purchase online at
www.KenteArts.org
or call 412.320.4610
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The New Hazlett Theater and Kente Arts Alliance are continuing to work with arts organizations to ensure a safe experience for audiences across Pittsburgh. For our most updated COVID safety guidelines, visit the New Hazlett Theater and Kente Arts Alliance websites.
Additional information is available on both websites.
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