Barry Doyle Harris (born December 15, 1929) is an American jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, arranger and educator. He is an exponent of the bebop style.
Endings must come naturally, you're supposed to let it happen, not just to make it happen like that.
You have to enjoy playing. The old-timers did, and that's one reason why their music is a lasting music. I feel that I play jazz to entertain the listener, and you just can't do that unless you yourself are entertained at the same time.
There are a lot of things I'm proud of, but the proudest have yet to come.
The minute you make a mistake - that's improvisation!
Bruce McNall
Bill Goldberg
Ken Hom
John Lackey
Jan Eliasson
Ronny Cox
Erna Solberg
Peter J. McGuire
Dan Uggla
Robert Downey, Jr.
Ricky Hatton
Alexa Ray Joel