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Just as his guest composers challenge the ensemble, Harper's commissions can nudge the invitees into new and unfamiliar areas as well. "Magnolia," for instance, is the first-ever clarinet quartet work by Ken Schaphorst, a founder of the Jazz Composers Alliance and chair of jazz studies at NEC. "The piece is a loose set of variations based on a tango-inspired melody," Harper explains. Again, he and Schaphorst bonded over shared musical passions, which carried over to the immediate task at hand. "I was studying with Ken at the time, and he knew the Clarinet Summit albums. He's a big fan of John Carter, who passed away right before he was supposed to come to NEC. So we were looking at those scores from Carter's Roots and Folklore project and getting inspired."

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from Stories in Real Time, released June 25, 2009
Ken Schaphorst, Jazz Composers Alliance Music, BMI

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Darryl Harper Amherst, Massachusetts

Over the years, Harper has performed with Dee Dee Bridgewater, Roscoe Mitchell, Dave Holland, Orrin Evans, Freddie Bryant, Tim Warfield and Uri Caine. He performed with violinist Regina Carter for two years and toured the U.S., Europe, South America and the Caribbean. He currently holds the clarinet chair in pianist/composer Jason Moran’s tribute project to World War I veteran James Reese Europe. ... more

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