july 10-11, 2026
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In New Orleans, they call him Big Chief. Art Blakey called him Donald. Biggie Smalls called him Mr. Harrison.
New Orleans-born NEA Jazz Master Donald Harrison is a master of the alto saxophone and every era of jazz, soul, funk, and orchestral classical music. His collaborations reach from Art Blakey, Eddie Palmieri, and McCoy Tyner, to Guru, Digable Planets, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Active in television and movies, he has appeared in HBO’s Treme, Marvel’s Luke Cage, and Spike Lee’s When the Levees Broke.
The master of New York Second-Line presents his longstanding ensemble in a performance that is not to be missed.
Donald Harrison – saxophone
Dan Kaufman – piano
Nori Naraoka – bass
Brian Richburg- drums