Guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and MacArthur Genius Corey Harris kicks off a series of concerts centered around the Blues; a musical art form at the base of folk music. In this installment Harris will perform a full set followed by a conversation with traditional music practitioner, historian, and folklorist Lamont Jack Pearley.
Corey Harris is a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and band leader who has carved out his own niche in blues. A powerful singer and accomplished guitarist, he has appeared at venues throughout the North America, Europe, Brazil, The Caribbean, West Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. His imaginative compositions are marked by a deliberate eclecticism; other works stay true to the traditional blues formula of compelling vocals and down-home guitar. With one foot in tradition and the other in contemporary experimentation, Harris is a truly unique voice in contemporary music.
He has performed, recorded, and toured with many of the top names in music such as BB King, Taj Mahal, Buddy Guy, R.L.Burnside, Ali Farka Toure, Dave Matthews Band, Tracy Chapman, Olu Dara, Wilco, and others.
In 2003 Harris was a featured artist and narrator of the Martin Scorcese film, Feel Like Going Home, which traced the evolution of blues from West Africa to the southern U.S. In 2007, he was awarded a MacArthur “genius award” as an artist who “forges an adventurous path marked by deliberate eclecticism.”
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