HARRY GREENE
saxophonist - guitarist - arranger - composer
Multi-instrumentalist Harry Greene has firmly cemented himself as a masterful Musical Director, arranger, and sideman. As a jazz bandleader, his own projects have enjoyed sell-out performances at a variety of top UK and European venues.
An in-demand guitarist and saxophonist, Harry has shared the stage with artists such as Mica Paris, Cory Wong, PBUG, Mo Pleasure (Michael Jackson, Earth Wind & Fire), Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie, Marva King and Rumer. Harry has also collaborated with a number of leading names including KT Tunstall, Matt Lucas, and Kaiser Chiefs front-man Ricky Wilson as part of a 13-week Sky TV series featuring UK boogie-woogie sensation Tom Seals.
His current roster includes being regular support for sensational award-winning vocalist Jo Harrop, internationally renowned singer-pianist Jeremy Sassoon and rising-star RnB artist Stefan Mahendra. Two popular new creative projects with Chris Ingham are Blues and Greene - exploring the mystical territory where the blues meets jazz, and Steely Jazz - fresh, exciting celebration of two giants of 20th Century popular music.. Harry’s big band collaboration with singer Ashton Jones ‘Funk Soul Orchestral: James Brown vs Prince’ recently wowed packed houses at Ronnie Scott’s and regional venues and tours again in early 2025.
Aside from his performing and touring career which has seen him travel extensively, Harry is also a highly regarded writer and arranger. He’s had numerous compositions on prime-time television programmes, covering a wide variety of genres from Big Band to Afrobeat. Harry has also collaborated as a songwriter with incredible artists such as Natasha Hamilton (Atomic Kitten), Stefan Mahendra, and Conor Albert. In the studio, Harry has recorded sessions for a number of top brands such as Stella Artois, Audio Network, and Disney.
Harry is a qualified educator, having led courses at the prestigious Aldeburgh Young Musicians, a UK centre for musical excellence.
 BBC Introducing Ashton Jones Project |  Derek Nash's Sax Appeal - with Harry Greene |  Boisdale Music Awards with Jools Holland and Tom Seals |  The Ashton Jones Project |  Pat Reyford's studio recording |
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 Gigs and Grooves |  Harry Greene Quintet at the 606 Club London |
Funk Soul Orchestral
I'm out on the road again in 2025 with UK funk sensation Ashton Jones after last year's highly acclaimed shows at Ronnie Scott's, the Apex and the Stables MK. "Led with a mix of panache, never ending energy and passion by frontman Ashton Jones and astutely marshalled by guitarist Harry Greene, this almighty collection of gifted musicians had the sell-out audience off their feet well before the end." Close-Up Culture Magazine
Blues and Greene
My brand new band Blues & Greene explores the mystical territory where the blues meets jazz meets the blues again, featuring groovesome and righteous treatments of material by Mose Allison, Steely Dan, Brother Jack McDuff, Robben Ford, Duke Ellington, Willie Dixon, John Scofield, J J Cale, George Benson and many others.
I'm lucky enough to be involved with a wide range of different bands and projects, check some of them out here!
SNAKEBITE HORNS
Snakebite Horns have launched. We're an out-of-the-box pro horn section for recording artists - anywhere.
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With an eclectic set featuring their own originals and re-worked standards, the band draws on a wide range of influences from Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Hank Mobley, Donald Byrd, Horace Silver, Freddie Hubbard among others.
The band comprises some of the country's most exciting and respected jazz musicians, and together they capture the Blue Note spirit while adding their own brilliant styles and sense of originality.
“Harry's tenor framed the song; warm, deliberate and confident.”
London Jazz News
AFRIK BAWANTU
A 10-piece ensemble fusing traditional Ghanian rhythms with Afrobeat and Funk music, Afrik Bawantu is led by percussionist/ vocalist Afla Sackey, and features Harry on Baritone and Tenor Saxes. To hear us in action head over to the music page.
"The stunningly international 10-piece band take traditional Ghanaian music and scorching Afro-beat grooves and give them a funky fusion twist."
TIME OUT
"Afrik Bawantu blends vibrant African percussions to a funky horn section, spreading their Afro Funk energy to everyone in the audience."
THE BARBICAN
HARRY EDUCATES
An experienced 1:1 and workshop educator, Harry has a wealth of experience teaching across a wide range of levels and genres. He also holds the advanced teaching LRAM qualification from the Royal Academy of Music.
One-to-one lessons
Depending on personal preference, Harry can offer tutoring on saxophone, guitar and bass either in person (having full DBS clearance) or by Skype.
Prices depend on frequency, locality, musical ability and ambition although Harry is competitively priced.
Workshop education
I have co-led week-long residencies at Aldeburgh Young Musicians, a musical Centre of Excellence at Snape Maltings. These have involved coaching large groups of mixed age and ability pupils, focusing on developing their improvisational and ensemble playing skills. These courses have culminated in hour-long performances, where the students have performed material from memory they have composed themselves throughout the week.
“Harry Greene is an outstanding musician, collaborator and educator. His creative approach to music making has led to him being a consistent top choice when selecting musicians to work with our Aldeburgh Young Musicians. As an alumnus of Aldeburgh Young Musicians, when he returns now as a professional to work alongside the aspiring young musicians, they find him approachable, inspirational and fun.”
“Harry is a rare example of someone who possesses exceptional talent and musicality as well as a warm and friendly personality with a strong commitment to his work.”
Stacey Kurtz Campkin - Head of Aldeburgh Young Musicians
“Everyone has had the time of their lives this week, with almost everyone saying it's the best musical experience they've ever had….they have really shown us the potential we all have!”
Connor Hargreaves – AYM student
“Harry’s enthusiasm is infectious…he’ll always go the extra mile. There is a good reason why he is creating quite a stir in the music business.”
Simon Bates – Professor of Saxophone, Royal Marines School of Music
2024
February
25th - Funk Soul Orchestral: James Brown vs Prince, Apex, Bury St. Edmunds
29th - Funk Soul Orchestral: James Brown vs Prince, The Stables, Milton Keynes
March
1st - Jo Harrop Quintet, Chichester Jazz Club
10th - Jo Harrop, Bishops Court Farm, Wallingford
15th - Harry Greene Organ Trio, White Hart Inn, Mersea
24th - Jeremy Sassoon, 606 Club, Chelsea
April
6th - Jo Harrop, Swinging Cat Jazz Club, Haverhill
11th - Blues and Greene, Nothin' But the Blues, Diss Corn Hall
12th and 13th - Wayne Hernandez, Boisdale of Berlgravia
14th - Oscar Lyons Quartet, Ipswich Jazz and Blues
20th - Blues and Greene, Nothin' But the Blues, Hadleigh Jazz Club
May
1st - Jo Harrop, Belvedere Lodge Jazz Club, Battlesbridge
9th - Stefan Mahendra, The Slaughtered Lamb, Clerkenwell
11th - Blues and Greene, Nothin' But the Blues, Southwold Jazz Club
12th - Harry Greene Quartet, 606 Club, Chelsea
18th and 19th - Jeremy Sassoon, Pizza Express, Soho
21st - Blues and Greene, Nothin' But the Blues, Fleet Jazz Club
June
4th - Matt Carter Octet, St.Ives Jazz Club, Cornwall
13th - Matt Carter Octet, Peggy's Skylight, Nottingham
23rd - Rebop Sextet, Miles in the '50's, Pizza Express, Soho
30th - Jo Harrop, Harrogate Festival
July
4th - Jo Harrop album launch, Ronnie Scott's
9th - Steely Jazz with the Chris Ingham Quintet, Ipswich
August
23rd - Steely Jazz with the Chris Ingham Quintet, Bury St.
September
13th - Harry Greene Quartet, 606 Club, Chelsea
20th - Matt Carter Octet, Apollo Theatre, Newport, Isle of Wight
October
7th An Evening with Bernard 'Pretty' Purdie 100 Club, Oxford Street, London
12th - Jo Harrop, Peggy's Skylight, Nottingham
13th - Rebop plays Horace Silver, Pizza Express, Soho
November
14th - Jeremy Sassoon's (Alternative) MOJO, JW3, London
17th - EFG Jazz Festival, Harry Greene & Friends ft. Stefan Mahendra, Pizza Express, Holborn
December
18th - A Swinging Christmas, The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds
20th - Rebop, The Hunter Club, Bury St. Edmunds
2025
January
20th Sam Greenfield, Gwarek Club, Krakow, Poland
21st Sam Greenfield, Klub Hydrozagadka, Warsaw, Poland
23rd Sam Greenfield, Badehaus, Berlin, Germany
24th Sam Greenfield, Nochtspeicher, Hamburg, Germany
25th Sam Greenfield, zakk, Düsseldorf, Germany
28th Sam Greenfield, Le Hasard Ludique, Paris, France
29th Sam Greenfield, TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
30th Sam Greenfield, Paradiso Noord, Amsterdam, Netherlands
31st Sam Greenfield, BIRD, Rotterdam, Netherlands
February
3rd Sam Greenfield, Hare And Hounds Kings Heath Birmingham
4th Sam Greenfield, Bristol Beacon
5th Sam Greenfield, Jazz Café London
6th Funk Soul Orchestral James Brown vs. Prince, Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
7th Funk Soul Orchestral James Brown vs. Prince, The Apex, Bury St.Edmunds
12th Funk Soul Orchestral James Brown vs. Prince, Fareham Live, Fareham
March
23rd Funk Soul Orchestral James Brown vs. Prince, Tivoli, Wimborne
29th Funk Soul Orchestral James Brown vs. Prince, The Stables, Milton Keynes
April
3rd Steely Jazz, Bonington Theatre, Arnold, Nottingham
September
17th Steely Jazz, Pizza Express, Dean Street, London
18th Steely Jazz, Corn Hall, Diss
20th Steely Jazz, Arts Centre, Southwold
24th Steely Jazz, Concorde Club, Eastleigh
27th Steely Jazz, Hunter Club, Bury St. Edmunds
October
18th Steely Jazz, Jazz Club, Hadleigh, Suffolk
