Alex Harding (Detroit) and Lucian Ban (Romania) have developed a fruitful partnership over the last few years. Harding's bluesy, church-steeped baritone sax is the logical heir to Hamiet Bluiett's, ...

As band mates and musical brothers Lucian Ban and Alex Harding share the kind of synergy essential to a successful duet session. Both men evince highly emotive playing styles—and coupled with astute ...

Baritone saxophonists remain a comparatively rare breed. Even more rare are those souls who choose the cumbersome horn as their main medium of improvisatory expression. Detroit native Alex Harding is ...

Several years have elapsed since Lucian Ban and Alex Harding's last CIMP collaboration, but their artistic rapport has only deepened in the interim. Their latest project carries a signifier that ...

Fans of the fabulous pianist Lucian Ban and baritone saxman Alex Harding will rejoice that this dynamic duo is back, leading a quintet on Premonition. Joining them on this date are Erik Torrente on ...

Lucian Ban (piano) and Alex Harding (woodwinds) have performed and recorded together for 20-years besides their prominent activities within global progressive jazz and improvisational circles. The ...

The first few bars of Open Me: A Higher Consciousness Of Sound And Spirit promise the listener is in for a treat. Corey Wilkes' muted trumpet plays Miles Davis' “All Blues" counterpointed by Alex ...

Benefiting immensely from Mr. Alex Harding's experience and his soulful and bluesy sound the group also feature the pianistic expertise and strange eastern european influences of Mr. Lucian Ban’s ...

Harlem Jazz Series welcomes the legendary Alex Harding on April 25, 2025! Known for his commanding presence on the baritone saxophone, Harding has played alongside some of the greatest names in jazz.

The burning heat and hard-driving swing of a jazz organ trio will fill Ann Arbor’s Blue Llama Jazz Club on Friday when baritone saxophonist Alex Harding’s Organ Nation plays an evening of standards ...

Lucian Ban (piano) and Alex Harding (baritone saxophone) have previously recorded for CIMP as a duet (Something Holy) and as part of a quintet (Premonition), as well as on the recently released ...