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BIOGRAPHY
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 New
Orleans trombonist and Conn-Selmer Artist Harry Watters
serves with the Army Blues Jazz Ensemble and is the
newest member of the United States Army Brass Quintet in
Washington, DC. His recordings include Love Songs,
Centaur Records' S'Wonderful: The Music of George
Gershwin with arranger and conductor William Grimes, and
Summit Records' Brothers, Brothers II & Brothers III
with trumpeter Ken Watters.
A native of Huntsville, Alabama, Harry grew up in a
musical family. His parents were accomplished musicians
and Harry's brother Ken is an
award-winning trumpeter based in New York City.
After graduation from the University of North Texas,
Harry spent four years touring and recording with the
Dukes of Dixieland. While working at night on Bourbon
Street, a sleep-deprived Watters attended the University
of New Orleans by day, serving as graduate assistant to
Professor Ellis Marsalis.
Watters has performed with Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Erich
Kunzel, Shirley Jones, Peter Nero, Kevin Mahogany,
Wycliffe Gordon, Joe Piscopo, Maureen McGovern, Bill
Watrous, Carl Fontana, Jiggs Whiggam, Tom "Bones Malone"
& James Moody. Also, Harry has appeared as a featured
soloist with the West Virginia Symphony, the Syracuse
Symphony, the Baton Rouge Symphony, the Tulsa Pops, the
Louisiana Philharmonic, the Janacek Philharmonic, the
University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band, the
Kishinev Festival Orchestra & the U.S. Army Orchestra.
Harry is constantly on the move. His
clinic, "Power Practicing," has been presented at the
University of North Texas, Southeastern Louisiana
University, New Mexico State University, the University
of Tennessee, East Carolina State University, Baker
University, the University of Central Florida, Virginia
Commonwealth University, Louisiana State University,
Loyola University, the University of New Orleans and in
high schools throughout the United States.
Harry is married to violist and keyboardist Holly
Watters of the United States Army Strings. They reside
in Alexandria, Virginia with Lucky, their fierce
labradoodle. |
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