- Harold O'Neal
Name = Harold O'Neal
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Born = birth date and age|1981|3|27|mf=y
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Origin = USA
Instrument =Piano
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Genre =Jazz
Occupation =Musician Composer
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Label = Inner Circle Music
Associated_acts =Bobby Watson ,Greg Osby ,Andrew Hill
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Notable_instruments =Harold O'Neal is an American
Jazz Pianist andComposer . He was born on March, 27th 1981 inArusha ,Tanzania and raised inKansas City, Missouri . Harold's career took off when he started touring withJazz Saxophonist Bobby Watson in 2001. Since then Harold has been establishing a name for himself in the international jazz scene having performed with many jazz greats such asElvin Jones ,Bob Hurst ,Vanessa Rubin ,Kenny Garrett ,Richard Davis ,Nicholas Payton ,Joe Chambers ,Rodney Whitaker ,Victor Lewis ,Essiet Essiet ,Gary Bartz ,Paquito D'Rivera ,Jimmy Heath ,Roy Hargrove ,Bobby Watson ,Jeff tain Watts ,Clark Terry ,Wynton Marsalis ,Greg Osby ,Phil Upchurch ,Marvin Smitty Smith , and many others. In 2002, Harold was introduced to Greg Osby by jazz legendAndrew Hill . In 2003 came hismajor label recording debut on Greg Osby's St. Louis Shoes forBlue Note Records . The outstanding line up for this album includedGreg Osby onsax ,Nicholas Payton ontrumpet ,Bassist Bob Hurst andDrummer Rodney Green. Harold received high critical praise for his contributions to the recording. Harold has performed around the world across theUS ,Europe and theMiddle East . A partial list of venues and clubs where Harold has performed includes theVillage Vanguard in NYC, TheJohn F. Kennedy Center inWashington, D.C. , Detroit Institute of the Arts in Detroit, TheBlue Note in NY & TheSmithsonian in D.C. . Harold is one of the leadinginstrumentalists and composers of his generation as seen in his previous works, sponsorship fromFazioli Piano, and recent signing with Inner Circle Music.Discography and Selected Discography
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Boosey & Hawkes andBlue Note Records present "An Evening of Jazz Masterworks" - Greg Osby Duo, 2008 (Blue Note and Boosey & Hawkes)
* From the Heart Bobby Watson, 2008 (Palmetto)
* Ahmad Aladeen- And the Beauty of it All, 2007 (ASR)
* Charlies Suite, 2007 (PME)
* Ahmad Aladeen - New Africa Suite, 2006 (ASR)
* Dirty Draws - Leron Thomas, 2004 (Leron Thomas Music)
* Jafunk - Jafunk, 2004
* St. Louis Shoes - Greg Osby, 2003 (Blue Note)External links
* [http://www.haroldoneal.com Official Site]
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