I Just Can't Let Go - Everette Harp at 5. Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival (2022)

Album: For The Love (2000) / www.everetteharp.com / The Band: Westley Joseph (Drums), Orefo Orakwue (Bass), Oli Silk (Keyboards), Mark Jaimes (Guitar) / www.algarve.smoothjazzfestival.de / www.smoothjazzeurope.eu
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Everette Harp began to play the piano as a toddler and at the tender age of 4 he discovered the saxophone. As his father was a minister and his mother a pianist/organist, his first love was gospel music. Jazz he discovered in high school and later he studied music. For a time, he played in local Houston bands, but moved to LA in 1988. Soon he toured with Teena Marie and Anita Baker. In 1990, George Duke, Harps idol and later his friend and mentor, signed him to a production deal, and another two years later a record deal followed. His first album, produced by Duke, was a great success. Soon after, Harp appeared at festivals, amongst them also Montreux, and in tv shows. The list, enclosing the celebrities he has already performed with, is long: Chaka Khan, Kenny Loggins, Marcus Miller, Joe Sample, Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, Dionne Warwick, The Pointer Sisters, Billy Joel, Patti Labelle, Luther Vandross and many more. This list also encloses Europeans, e. g. Peter Maffay. And with Eros Ramazotti, Everette toured the world in 2009 and 2013.
(from Smooth Style, Magazine of the Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival on 3.-8. May 2022 at Pine Cliffs Resort)
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Everette Harp begann schon als Kleinkind, Klavier zu spielen; das Saxophon entdeckte er im zarten Alter von 4. Da sein Vater Pastor und seine Mutter Pianistin/Organistin war, galt seine erste Liebe der Gospel-Musik. Auf Jazz kam er in der High School. Später studierte er Musik und spielte eine Zeitlang in lokalen Houstoner Bands. 1988 zog er nach LA und tourte bald mit Teena Marie und Anita Baker. Zwei Jahre später verhalf ihm George Duke, sein Idol und späterer Freund und Mentor, zu einem Produktionsvertrag, wieder zwei Jahre später folgte ein Plattenvertrag. Sein erstes Album, produziert von Duke, war ein großer Erfolg. Bald darauf trat Everette auf Festivals, darunter auch Montreux, und in Fernsehshows auf. Die Liste berühmter Namen, mit denen er schon aufgetreten ist, ist lang: Chaka Khan, Kenny Loggins, Marcus Miller, Joe Sample, Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, Dionne Warwick, The Pointer Sisters, Billy Joel, Patti Labelle, Luther Vandross u.v.a. Auch Europäer finden sich auf dieser Liste, z. B. Peter Maffay. Und mit Eros Ramazotti tourte Everette 2009 und 2013 um die Welt.
(from Smooth Style, Magazine of the Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival on 3.-8. May 2022 at Pine Cliffs Resort)
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Everette Harp começou a tocar piano com tenra idade e aos 4 anos descobriu o saxofone. Como o seu pai era pastor da igreja e a sua mãe pianista/organista, o seu primeiro amor foi a música gospel. Ele descobriu o jazz na escola secundária e mais tarde estudou música. Durante algum tempo tocou em bandas locais em Houston, mas em 1988 mudou-se para L.A. Pouco depois andou em tournée com Teena Marie e Anita Baker. Em 1990 George Duke, ídolo de Harp e mais tarde seu amigo e mentor, ajudou-o a obter um contrato de produção e dois anos mais tarde outro para gravar. O seu primeiro álbum, produzido por Duke, foi um enorme êxito. Pouco depois Harp participou em festivais, entre os quais Montreux e em shows televisivos. A lista de celebridades com as quais ele já actuou é longa: Chaka Khan, Kenny Loggins, Marcus Miller, Joe Sample, Aretha Franklin, Al Jarreau, Dionne Warwick, The Pointer Sisters, Billy Joel, Patti Labelle, Luther Vandross e muitos outros.
(from Smooth Style, Magazine of the Algarve Smooth Jazz Festival on 3.-8. May 2022 at Pine Cliffs Resort)

[@BruhBrew]

I've been a fan of Everette Harp since the very first time I heard him. He has amazing talent and a passion to perform. Salute!

[@kurtsband]

Everette is a beast, love his playing!

[@user-uv6nb2ew7n]

Who's this man he's good!

[@TonyExumJr]

Everette!!

[@patricknoonan3754]

This guy is sooooooo good

[@rytmixbusko-zdroj8198]

Great as always! Alto Sax power 🎷🔥.

[@adriangames8941]

no puedo creer desde cuando existe esta hermosa melodia y yo apenas la descubri, es hermosa y sensual !!!!!!