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Harry Watters

As of the week of March 20, Harry's latest CD on Summit Records, Out of a Dream; Love Songs, is currently listed as "chartbound" on the US Jazz Chart (JazzWeek.com)... This recording was released internationally in late February 2005 & is quickly garnering worldwide accolades.

New Orleans trombonist and Yamaha Artist Harry Watters serves with the Army Blues Jazz Ensemble & The US Army Brass Quintet in Washington, DC & The Army Brass Quintet. His recordings include Sundial Records'
The Island of Dr. Trombone, Centaur Records' S'Wonderful: The Music of George Gershwin with arranger and conductor William Grimes, and Summit Records' 
BrothersBrothers II & Brothers III with trumpeter Ken Watters. A native of Huntsville, Alabama, Harry grew up in a musical family. His parents were accomplished musicians and Harry's brother Ken (also a Yamaha Artist) is an award-winning trumpeter who performs throughout the southeast.After graduation from the University of North Texas, Watters spent four years touring and recording with the Dukes of Dixieland. While working at night on Bourbon Street, Harry attended the University of New Orleans by day, serving as graduate assistant to Professor Ellis Marsalis.Watters has performed with Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Erich Kunzel, Shirley Jones, Peter Nero, Kevin Mahogany, Wycliffe Gordon, Joe Piscopo, Maureen McGovern, Bill Watrous, Carl Fontana, Jiggs Whiggam, Tom "Bones Malone" & James Moody. Also, Harry has appeared as a featured soloist with the West Virginia Symphony, the Syracuse Symphony, the Baton Rouge Symphony, the Tusla Pops, the Louisiana Philharmonic, the Janacek Philharmonic, the University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band, the Kishinev Festival Orchestra & the U.S. Army Orchestra. Harry is constantly on the move as a Yamaha Artist. His clinic, "Effective Use of Practice Time," has been presented at the University of North Texas, Southeastern Louisiana University, New Mexico State University, the University of Tennessee, East Carolina State University, the University of Central Florida, Virginia Commonwealth University, Louisiana State University and in high schools throughout the United States.

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 Albums:
 
Brothers
 
Brothers II



Brothers III




Conn Selmer
Ken and Harry Watters play Jupiter Instruments Exclusively
 
SESAC
Ken Watters is a SESAC Affiliated Jazz Composer
 
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