Richard HarperPhD in Ethnomusicology and Composition, Union Institute and University; MM, Manhattan School of Music; BA Wesleyan University
Keyboards, Trombone, Baritone Horn, Vocals
Profile:Richard Harper has played keyboard, trombone, baritone horn and vocals with artists such
as Makanda McIntyre, James Jabbo Ware, Fred Ho, Bill Laswell, Miles Griffith,
and Anthony Braxton. He has served as musical director for Off-Broadway and
regional theater as well as arranged for numerous original dance, theater and
musical productions. Formerly Chair of the American Music, Dance and Theater
Program at SUNY Old Westbury, he has been honored with three distinguished
teaching awards.
