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Big Chief Donald Harrison

Big Chief Donald Harrison

Jazz Hard Bop Funk New Orleans Jazz

Donald Harrison Jr., known as "Big Chief," is a New Orleans-born alto saxophonist celebrated for blending hard bop jazz with funk and the Mardi Gras Indian tradition. A former student of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, he has collaborated widely and leads the Guardians of the Flame Mardi Gras Indians tribe.

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