bio

Todd Harper has been a working musician and composer in the Twin Cities since 1978.

Performances

The Twin Cities Jazz Festival, Walker Arts Center, Powderhorn Park MayDay celebration, Jazz Central, Studio Z, Bryant Lake Bowl, Landmark Center, Franconia Sculpture Park, Janet Wallace Fine Arts Center, Rhizome ( Washington DC) An Die Musik ( Baltimore MD) Edge Center for the Arts ( Bigfork MN)

Commisions

Temporal Mechanics Union percussion ensemble, Dr. Michael Jorgenson, Minnesota Mandolin Orchestra, B-magic Jazz Orchestra, Edge wild players theatre group

Collaborators ( musicians)

Carei Thomas, Paul Cantrell, Aaron Kerr, Eric Coursen, Jun Miyake, Ian Rashkin, Bob Ockenden, Jackson Kerr, Matty Harris, Erik Fratzke, Spencer Roth, Ivan Cunningham, Tariq Abdelquader, Michelle Kinney, Laura Harada, Pat O’Keefe, Heather Barringer, Patty Cudd, Laura Witzkowski,Peter Leggett, Cory Grossman, Gary Schulte, Mic Labriola, James Holdman, Doan Brian Roessler, Julie Johnson, Donald Washington, Douglas Ewart, David Edminster, Serge Akou, Park Evans, Pete Hennig, Nathan Hanson, Erik Kennedy, Sara Marie Hughes, Kim Sueoka, Kevin Schmidt, Mark Zanter Keith Yanes, David Stenshoel, Bob Zander, Peter Stenshoel, Aybars Ocal, Tim DuRoche,Brock Thorsen, Bill Lang, Bill Emery, Dan Boling, Craig Berg, Severin Behnen, Larry Sims,Bill Grenke,

Other Collaborators

Bob Zehrer ( dancer) Brenda Bell Brown; (film maker) Andrea Thoma ( videographer) Patrick Scully ( choreographer) Barry Madore ( performance art) Patty Feld ( theatre director)

Curations

Art of Sweat Rhythm Festival, Keys Please piano music of 3 generations, Yard concerts in Harper’s Grove