Harold O'Neal
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| Born | March 27, 1981 |
| Origin | USA |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Piano |
| Label(s) | Coming Soon |
| Associated acts | Bobby Watson, Greg Osby, Andrew Hill |
Harold O'Neal is an American Jazz Pianist and Composer. He was born on March, 27th 1981 in Arusha, Tanzania and raised in Kansas City, Missouri. Harold's career took off when he started touring with Jazz 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 as Elvin 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 legend Andrew Hill. In 2003 came his major label recording debut on Greg Osby's St. Louis Shoes for Blue Note Records. The outstanding line up for this album included Greg Osby on sax, Nicholas Payton on trumpet, Bassist Bob Hurst and Drummer Rodney Green. Harold received high critical praise for his contributions to the recording. Harold has performed around the world across the US, Europe and the Middle East. A partial list of venues and clubs where Harold has performed includes the Village Vanguard in NYC, The John F. Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., Detroit Institute of the Arts in Detroit, The Blue Note in NY & The Smithsonian in D.C. . Harold is one of the leading instrumentalists and composers of his generation as seen in his previous works and soon to be released solo album for Fazioli Piano.
[edit] Discography and Selected Discography
- Boosey & Hawkes and Blue Note Records present "An Evening of Jazz Masterworks" - Greg Osby Duo, 2008 (Blue Note)
- 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)
