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2012: The First Four Months

on April 30th, 2012 in Music, Uncategorized, Working Life by seanharkness | No Comments

First the current news, then to catch up a bit… Starting Thursday, May 3rd and continuing the 1st Thursday of every month at 9:30pm at the Metropolitan Room I will host my new show called “Duos”.  I’ll have two guests, each of whom will do a few songs with me. …

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Leap Year

on February 29th, 2012 in Uncategorized by seanharkness | No Comments

On the H2 CD Flights Volume 1 is the tune Leap Year, composed in its entirety on February 29, 2008. Joined by Mark Miller on trombone, here is Mike Herriott on flugel horn and your humble narrator on a Fender Subsonic baritone electric: 02. Harkness Herriott – Flights Vol 1…

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Jimmy Norman

on January 23rd, 2012 in Uncategorized by seanharkness | No Comments

Jimmy Norman (August 12, 1937 – November 8, 2011) I wrote this when Jimmy died on November 8, 2011: Every day I have the opportunity to go out into the world and do something special, to touch people’s hearts.  To take them for a ride, in the moment, the Now. …

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H2 ‘Home For The Holidays’ Review

on December 23rd, 2011 in Reviews by seanharkness | No Comments

H2 (SEAN HARKNESS & MIKE HERRIOTT) HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS Opening Day Entertainment Group iTunes AmazonMP3 -review by Rob Lester for TalkinBroadway.com Highly visible Sean Harkness is the guitarist of choice for a staggering number of NYC cabaret singers, his Bistro Award as outstanding instrumentalist and the MAC Award for…

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Six months in a Flash

on November 16th, 2011 in Working Life by seanharkness | No Comments

  Mid-May to mid-November of 2011 contained a great deal of musical activity for me.  To get caught up to the present and not make a freekin’ book out of it I’ll make a list of things with short descriptions, using pictures where possible.   *  *  * Walden Guitars…

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H2 Flights Vol. 1 review by JazzReview.com

on November 9th, 2011 in Uncategorized by seanharkness | No Comments

This just in from Aaron Craven at Jazzreview.com… [aside from misspelling Mike's family name in their original post, we're very pleased to be appreciated with such clarity!  (Bold print added here on sh.com)] _______________________________________________________________ Flights Volume One by Sean Harkness and Mike Herriott Written by  Aaron Craven   Artist /…

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Walden Guitars Northeast clinics

on October 1st, 2011 in Travels, Uncategorized, Working Life by seanharkness | No Comments

Starting on Monday, October 3rd, Jonathan Lee and I will be in stores in the Northeast to share the wonders of Walden Guitars with people.  Jonathan is the chief designer, president, and founder of Walden, and his love of guitars is infectious.  I’m really looking forward to spending time with…

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H2 News: NYC Show, Reviews, Christmas Release

on September 3rd, 2011 in Music, Reviews, Working Life by seanharkness | No Comments

H2 will be performing at Iridium Jazz Club in NYC this coming Tuesday the 6th at 9:00pm EDT.  We are anticipating a very good turnout, so reservations could be a good idea: 1(212) 582-2121 And here’s a link to the live internet streaming for those in faraway places [anywhere not…

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Hello Redding! the poetry of Allen Gary Palmer

on August 24th, 2011 in Travels by seanharkness | 1 Comment

When I moved to the remote outpost of Newtown, Connecticut back in 1977, one of my first friends was Allen Gary Palmer.  Allen’s younger sister Barbara and I were in the 6th grade.  One of the more popular girls, she had very graciously invited me, the new kid, to a…

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Sean Black Background

on June 23rd, 2011 in Slides by seanharkness | No Comments