Winard Harper & Jeli Posse

In the jazz idiom, very few master musicians have held the title of leader while pounding out the heartbeat of any great band behind the drum set since legends Art Blakey and Max Roach. Winard Harper, however, has proven since the late ‘80s to be one of the true great bandleaders who sits behind a drum kit while pushing his ensemble to explore international sounds ranging from African to the Caribbean to Afro-Cuban, all wrapped around the core of Hard Bop jazz. (Demetrius Patterson – Chicago Defender) http://www.winardharper.com/