Stefon Harris & Blackout

An inventive vibraphonist, Stefon Harris has balanced his love of the hard bop tradition with his interests in contemporary jazz, fusion, and Latin idioms. Arriving on the scene in the 1990s, Harris was an in-demand sideman, working with luminaries like Terell Stafford, Steve Turre, and Joe Henderson. Signing to Blue Note, he drew praise for his own swinging albums like 1998's A Cloud of Red Dust, and 1999's Grammy-nominated Black Action Figure. Although clearly indebted to the work of his elders like Milt Jackson, and Bobby Hutcherson, Harris has carved out his own place in t...