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Mark Harvey is a Senior Lecturer and retired jazz musician with a Ph.D. from Boston University. As a trumpeter, composer, and arranger, he founded and serves as music director of the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra. His work has involved notable commissions from institutions such as the Meet Composer/Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Commissioning Program and the American Kodaly Educators. He has performed with jazz luminaries in various prestigious venues across the United States and internationally, including the Berklee Performance Center, Museum of Fine Arts, and the Berlin Jazz Festival. With over 30 recordings and 14 CDs featuring original compositions and arrangements, his contributions to jazz are significant, including collaborations with George Russell and Baird Hersey. His writings and lectures explore the intersections of jazz, music, and religion, with his acclaimed work focusing on the Boston creative jazz scene from 1970-1983. Harvey has received recognition from cultural organizations, fellowships from the Whiting Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities, and honors as a Boston Jazz Hero from the national Jazz Journalists Association. He actively contributes to the Boston jazz arts community and serves on the board of JazzBoston.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Cambridge, MA
Teaching music with a focus on jazz and composition.