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The Heartbeat of Community: An Interview with Legendary Drummer Harold Jones
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Join us for an incredible interview with American musical legend, (and Woodacre resident) Harold Jones, where we talk about his collaborations with Stevie Wonder, Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, and so many more!
Harold Jones was born and raised in Richmond, Indiana and attended the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago on a scholarship, then took work where he could find it, including theaters and night clubs. In 1962 as a young member of the Paul Winter Sextet he played at the White House playing for the Kennedys. In 1967, he was invited to New York for what was intended to be a two-week engagement with Count Basie's orchestra but which lasted five years. Jones played on fifteen albums with Basie.
Harold Jones has played with some of the greatest Jazz, Blues, R&B musicians in the world including Natalie Cole, BB King, Ray Charles Elvin Bishop (also a local) Stevie Wonder, Christina Aguilera, Amy WInehouse, Tony Bennet and Lady Gaga to name but a few.
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