Quintin Harris

Quintin Harris is a NYC-based 24-year-old jazz pianist, vocalist, and actor hailing from Yonkers, NY. Quintin made his professional stage debut at the age of 5 as the Lord High Drummer Boy in Gilbert & Sullivan's The Gondoliers. Some notable performances include Birdland Jazz Club, Dizzy's Club at Jazz At Lincoln Center, The Aman Hotel/Amangani, The Player's Club, Chelsea Table+Stage, The Green Room 42, Minton's Playhouse, The Gotham Jazz Festival, PAUSA Arthouse, The Jazz Forum, and internationally throughout Italy. As a kid, Quintin received acting training through HB Studios and The Wooster Group, in addition to having trained alongside Stephen DeRosa, Ayun Halliday, and Greg Kotis. Some credits include being nominated by National Youth Arts for “Outstanding Lead Performance” for his role as George Gibbs in Our Town, and being nominated for “Best Debut Show” in the 2021 BroadwayWorld Cabaret Awards for his original show Mr. Harris & Mr. Edwards, and being a top-5 finalist in The 2022 American Jazz Pianist Competition. Quintin graduated from William Paterson University with a degree in Jazz Performance. While there, he got to study under Bill Charlap, Aaron Diehl, Geoffrey Keezer, Russell Malone, Marcus McLaurine, and Jeremy Pelt, to name a few. His pianistic inspirations reside in the stylings of Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner, Ahmad Jamal, Sonny Clark, Nat “King” Cole, and more. He has a deep love for the vocal phrasing and storytelling quality of Sammy Davis Jr, Carmen McRae, Johnny Hartman, Shirley Horn, and Mel Torme. An avid enthusiast of The Great American Songbook, Harris’ dedication is heavily rooted in his relationship with longtime mentor, Bill Charlap.

“...with solo pianist/vocalist Quintin Harris…The classic American Songbook has rarely felt so authentic…The music seemed custom-made for the décor, rather noir and recalling the days of yore. Harris’ vocals, reminiscent as much of Chet Baker as Michael Feinstein, warmly floated above the nest of leather couches…the old New York imagery flourished…” ~ The New York City Jazz Record

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

“...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