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A four-time Grammy<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> nominee, <span class=\"TextRun BCX0 SCXW245876930\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun BCX0 SCXW245876930\">he is a seven-time best mallets player from the Jazz Journalists Association, the recipient of Lincoln Center\u2019s Martin E. Segal Award, Downbeat\u2019s Critics Poll Winner for Vibraphone (2013, 2015), and 2014 Expanded Critics\u2019 Poll for Vibes from Jazz Times. <span class=\"TextRun SCXW209894283 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209894283 BCX0\">He won a 2014 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Jazz Album for\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209894283 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209894283 BCX0\"><em>Wonder: The Songs of Stevie Wonder<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209894283 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209894283 BCX0\">as a member of the SF Jazz Collective. Harris earned a\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW209894283 BCX0\">bachelor of music<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209894283 BCX0\">\u00a0in classical percussion and a master of music in jazz performance from Manhattan School of Music. He tours worldwide with his bands Sonic Creed, Blackout, and Ninety Miles. Harris teaches at New York University and is artistic director of Jazz Education at New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC). He has been an artist in residence at Fontana Chamber Arts in Kalamazoo, Michigan; Lied Center for Performing Arts in Lincoln, Nebraska; and San Francisco Performances. Harris currently teaches at the Brubeck Institute through its distance learning program and at the institute\u2019s Summer Jazz Colony. Harris\u2019s landmark TED Talk, \u201cThere are No Mistakes\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ContextualSpellingAndGrammarError SCXW209894283 BCX0\">On<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209894283 BCX0\">\u00a0The Bandstand,\u201d was the most-watched talk in its 2011 release and has over 500,000 views.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW209894283 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW209894283 BCX0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis music needs no labels like \u2018postmodern\u2019 or \u2018cutting edge\u2019. 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