Eddie Harvey
Biography
Eddie Harvey was born in 1925. After studying the piano classically Eddie Harvey took up the trombone and became a prime mover in the post war jazz revival. He became interested in modern jazz in the late 1940’s when he first played with John Dankworth, Ronnie Scott and other like-minded young musicians.
Later he was to work with John Dankworth, both in the famous “Seven” with Cleo Laine and in a number of his Big Bands ,over a period of many years.
He also played with the American bands of Woody Herman, Maynard Ferguson and for many years as a pianist with Humphrey Lyttelton’s band.
Eddie Harvey is also well known as a jazz composer and arranger, having written music for radio, TV, film and theatre over the years. He recently wrote music for Cleo Laine’s album singing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra. This summer his music was heard in a series of programmes for Channel 4 TV.
He has also been involved in education as a tutor at the City Literary Institute, Head of Brass at Haileybury College and Director of the Hertfordshire Youth Jazz Ensemble, aswell as free-lance director/tutor for numerous Summer Music courses, schools and PGCE Courses. Eddie Harvey is currently the Head of Jazz Studies at the London College of Music, where he also conducts the LCMM Big Band and Jazztet. These units have appeared with guest artists including John Dankworth, Peter King and John Surman; and have recently performed on the London and Ealing Jazz festivals; and in concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall and the Wembley Conference Centre.
He has been involved as adviser and composer to the Associated Board for many years.
Titles related to Eddie Harvey
- Jazz Piano Pieces, Grade 5
- Jazz Piano Grade 5: The CD
- Jazz Piano Pieces, Grade 2
- Jazz Piano Pieces, Grade 4
- Jazz Trombone Level/Grade 2 Tunes
- Jazz Trombone Level/Grade 1 Tunes
- Jazz Piano Pieces, Grade 1
- Jazz Piano Grade 2: The CD
- Jazz Works for ensembles, 1. Initial Level
- Jazz Works for ensembles, 2. Intermediate Level