The Quintin Harris Quintet at Birdland Jazz Club

The Quintin Harris Quintet

Quintin Harris, piano/voice

Dakarai Barclay, trumpet

Bailey Giles, tenor sax

Sam AuBuchon, bass

Marlen Suero-Amparo, drums

The Quintin Harris Quintet (led by NY-based vocalist and pianist, Quintin Harris) is excited to be making their debut at Birdland Jazz Club. As they all crossed paths while attending William Paterson University, they found a deeper understanding of this music under the tutelage of their mentor, Bill Charlap. In addition to his longtime mentor Mr. Charlap, Quintin formed connections with other private mentors, Aaron Diehl, Geoffrey Keezer and Ben Paterson.

The Trio (Sam AuBuchon and Marlen Suero-Amparo), now joined as a quintet with Dakarai Barclay (trumpet) and Bailey Giles (saxophone) have started to make a name for themselves, both individually and as a trio. Quintin and his trio are frequent guests in Susie Mosher’s The Line Up at The Birdland Theater, just downstairs, and have since been building a deepened connection with the historical Birdland and its owner Gianni Valenti. Most notably, Quintin was a finalist in the American Jazz Pianists Competition in Savannah, Georgia. His hope is to continue his ever-evolving journey of conveying the message through this music that words alone cannot fully express. The Quintin Harris Quintet are excited to make their debut at Birdland Jazz Club on December 3rd.

“...a star turn for Mr. Harris…He possesses a rich, lyrical baritone voice. With his fine piano playing and almost dreamy singing, this might have been a hit record in another era.” – Theater Pizzazz

“The trio’s pure instrumental of Henry Mancini’s “Days of Wine and Roses” was a nod to the famous Oscar Peterson arrangement.  Starting with a sizzling bass solo by Sam AuBuchon, the trio “traded fours” and really showed off their chops.” -- Theater Pizzazz

“Quintin Harris...plays piano in the style of Oscar Peterson and many of the other jazz greats.” -- Broadway World