Harry Skoler

The new album
"Living In Sound: The Music of Charles Mingus"
is now available on Sunnyside Records!

Music

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Living In Sound: The Music of Charles Mingus

Track Listing

  1. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
  2. Peggy's Blue Skylight
  3. Duke Ellington's Sound of Life
  4. Remember Rockefeller at Attica
  5. Newcomer
  6. Moves
  7. Sue's Changes
  8. Invisible Lady
  9. Underdog

Musicians

  • Harry Skoler — Clarinet
  • Kenny Barron - Piano
  • Christian McBride - Bass
  • Johnathan Blake - Drums
  • Jazzmeia Horn - Vocals
  • Nicholas Payton - Trumpet
  • Megan Gould - Violin
  • Tomoko Omura - Voilin
  • Karen Waltuch - Viola
  • Noah Hoffeld - Cello

Two Ones (2009)

Track Listing

  1. Leaves of Autumn
  2. Two as One
  3. Alpine Sunset
  4. Joyful Sorrow
  5. Giorgio's Theme
  6. Piazzolla
  7. Silent Serenity
  8. Dad's Clarinet*
  9. Song for Jessy*
  10. Life's Dreams
  11. Two Onederful*
  12. Jenna's Voice*
  13. Joyful Sorrow
  14. Don't Say Words*
  15. Hope

Musicians

  • Harry Skoler — Clarinet
  • Ed Saindon — Vibraphone and Piano
  • Matt Marvuglio — Flute
  • Barry Smith — Bass
  • Bob Tamagni — Drums

Original jazz compositions featuring intimate portraits expressed through quinted and duo settings. The quintet's unique sound highlights the blend of clarinet, flute, and vibes/piano.

A Work of Heart (2000)

Track Listing

  1. How Am I To Know
  2. Coisa Feita
  3. Don't Ever Go Away
  4. Portrait Of Daniel
  5. Estate
  6. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
  7. Your Story
  8. Sophisticated Yenta
  9. Soliloquy
  10. Goodbye Mr. Evans

Musicians

  • Harry Skoler — Clarinet
  • Donn Trenner — Piano
  • Garrison Fewell — Guitar
  • Joe Lano — Guitar (tracks 2 & 8)
  • Rich Margolis — Vibraphone (tracks 5 & 6 )
  • Roger Kimball — Bass
  • Brace Phillips — Bass (tracks 2 & 8)
  • Tim Gilmore — Drums
  • John Abraham — Drums (tracks 2 & 8)
  • Becky Ramsey — Violin
  • DeAnn Burger — Violin
  • Carol Jackson — Violin
  • Ericka Syroid — Violin
  • Carelene San Fillipo — Violin
  • Frank Cropper — Violin
  • Mary Trimble — Viola
  • Barbara Gurley — Cello
  • Beth Lano — French Horn

Charting in JAZZIZ Magazine's Top Ten "radioACTIVE" Jazz Chart for national radio airplay, this heartfelt, lush recording is a collection of diversified standard and original compositions that features jazz clarinet with six tracks augmented with Strings.

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Reflections on the Art of Swing (1996)

Track listing

  1. Topsy
  2. Don't Be That Way
  3. Undecided
  4. Benny
  5. After You've Gone
  6. Rose Room
  7. Handful of Keys
  8. A Smooth One
  9. Jersey Bounce
  10. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry
  11. Flying Home
  12. Just You, Just Me
  13. Reflections on the Art of Swing

Musicians

  • Harry Skoler — Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
  • Ed Saindon — Vibraphone
  • Roger Kimball — Bass
  • Tim Gilmore — Drums

Reflections on the Art of Swing captures the timelessness of the songs associated with Benny Goodman, played in a unique quartet setting of Clarinet, Vibes, Bass and Drums that reflects a chamber - music approach with a fresh, distinctive, "voice".

Conversations in the Language of Jazz (1995)

Track listing

  1. If I Had You
  2. Stompin' at the Savoy
  3. Memories of You
  4. The Shining Sea
  5. Somewhere
  6. Sweet Lorraine
  7. The Sweetest Sounds
  8. Soon
  9. I Wish I'd Met You
  10. Treasures
  11. El Cajon
  12. Happiness Is
  13. Recado Bossa Nova
  14. Moonglow
  15. Conversations in the Language of Jazz

Musicians

  • Harry Skoler — Clarinet, Tenor and Alto Saxophone, Flute, Piano
  • Ed Saindon — Vibraphone, Piano
  • Roger Kimball — Bass
  • Tim Gilmore — Drums

Harry Skoler performs songs from the swing era, showcasing the music of Benny Goodman, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and their contemporaries. The instrumentation's unique sound features clarinet and vibraphone in a quartet setting.

The quartet's distinct arrangements are exacting and delicate. With an emphasis on a lyrical and fluid approach, the ensemble's style can best be described as 'chamber-like'.

About

Jazz clarinetist Harry Skoler is Professor of Woodwinds at Boston's prestigious Berklee College of Music. He received his Bachelor of Music degree from Berklee, and a Master of Music degree from New England Conservatory, where he studied with legendary jazz great Jimmy Giuffre. His recordings include Conversations in the Language of Jazz, Reflections on the Art of Swing - A Tribute to Benny Goodman, A Work of Heart on Brownstone Recordings, and Two Ones on Soliloquy Records. His latest recording is Living In Sound: The Music of Charles Mingus on Sunnyside Records. He has authored articles on jazz education, including a "Pro-Workshop" article in DownBeat magazine, and has been included with a biography and philosophy of artistry in Gianluca Campagnolo's Volume 10 Method Book for Clarinet, which features bios and tips from many prominent clarinetists. Harry contributed to a clarinet method book by Vandoren and published by Carl Fischer entitled The Vandoren Etude & Exercise Book for Clarinet - The Secrets of Ten Master Clarinetists and a jazz saxophone method book by Vandoren and published by Carl Fischer entitled the vandojazz ETUDE AND EXERCISE BOOK FOR SAXOPHONE - THE SECRETS OF TEN MASTER SAXOPHONISTS. He has garnered numerous national and international reviews, including reviews in JazzTimes, DownBeat, and Jazziz among others. Cover features include Strictly Jazz, Jazz Quarterly, Northeast Performer, and Jazz Now magazines, and bio/reviews in AMG's All Music Guide to Jazz. He has been included in articles in JazzTimes, Jazziz and DownBeat Magazines. He has been charted for national radio airplay on JazzWeek and Gavin Magazine, and charted at #8 on Jazziz magazine's Top 40 "Radioactive" chart. Performances include national jazz clubs and festivals, including the Blue Note in NYC, Regattabar and Scullers in Boston, International Clarinet Association’s ClarinetFest in Baton Rouge, Cape May Jazz Festival and tours in Costa Rica, Japan, Mexico and Norway. Harry as a clinician has conducted master classes nationally and internationally, including Costa Rica, Japan, Mexico and Australia. He has participated as a judge for Vandoren’s Emerging Artist Competition, and has been a member of Berklee College of Music’s “Audition & Interview” team, auditioning applicants to the college, traveling nationally and internationally since 2007. Harry has been featured on many national radio interviews and on the nationally televised BET program “Jazz Discovery”. In addition to touring with his group, Harry has given concerts/clinics for young people with the educational ensemble "Adventures With Jazz". Endorsements include Buffet Crampon and Vandoren. He lives in Bradford, MA with his wife Joanne.

Endorsements

  • Vandoren
  • DANSR
  • Buffet Crampon