Harry Mitchell playing piano at the Ellington Jazz Club

Harry Mitchell is a jazz musician from Perth, Western Australia.[1][2][3][4][5]

Biography

Harry began playing piano at age 8, and jazz at the age of 13. He graduated from Carey Baptist College, where he was a part of its jazz program.[4]

He has played internationally, and performed with notable artists such as Jamie Oehlers, Mace Francis, Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones, Katy Steele of Little Birdy, Hank Marvin, Veronica Swift, Vincent Gardner, Kate Ceberano, among others. He also played a supporting gig for George Benson.[3][6][7]

In 2014 he won the prize for best recitalist at the West Australian Academy of Performing Arts for jazz studies (aka 'WAAPA').[3] In 2018 he was a member of the Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group.[8]

In 2017 he was awarded Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year at the Jazz Bell Awards.[4] He has twice won WAM jazz song of the year.[9][10]

Own work

Harry released his 13th studio album; 'Archetypes' in late 2022. The recording was inspired by Jung's theory of universal human consciousness, and the idea that musicians use musical archetypes; or universal or recurring mental images to communicate ideas with each other and their audience.[2]

The tracks of the release were named for theories and concepts within Jung's work. Contributing musicians to the recording included Jamie Oehlers and Ben Vanderwal. The album received positive critical responses.[1][2][11]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Jazz For The Twilight Hours". ABC Jazz. 2022-11-04. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Archetypes. Harry Mitchell | Loud Mouth - The Music Trust Ezine". 2023-01-27. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  3. 1 2 3 "Harry Mitchell | Australian Jazz Real Book". australianjazzrealbook.com. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jazz Award | Harry Mitchell". Community News. 2017-05-21. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  5. ↑ Fotakis, AuthorNikolas (2017-04-05). "Harry Mitchell: "Perth is a really unique environment for young people playing jazz"". AustralianJazz.net. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  6. ↑ Jazz, All About. "Harry Mitchell Musician - All About Jazz". All About Jazz Musicians. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  7. ↑ Orr, Aleisha (2014-03-20). "Perth teenager jams with a Rolling Stone". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  8. ↑ "The Daniel Susnjar Afro-Peruvian Jazz Group set to launch new album 'Spark'". OUTInPerth | LGBTQIA+ News and Culture. 2018-02-25. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  9. ↑ "Stella Donnelly Claims #WAMSOTY Grand Prize & 15 Sensational Songs Celebrated". WAM. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  10. ↑ "WAM Song Of The Year 2016-17 winners revealed!". WAM. 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  11. ↑ "Local Feature: Harry Mitchell's 13th studio album 'Archetypes', a wondrous jazz journey". RTRFM / The Sound Alternative. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
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