Smuggled Sounds: Harry Connick Jr

Harry Connick and Gerry Weldon in Portsmouth, 6/26/04 Harry Connick Jr performs an exclusive concert for the Radio 2 Music Club at Maida Vale Studios, London.
A celebrated artist on both sides of the Atlantic, Harry Connick Jr has amassed a remarkable list of achievements since he was first spotted by Columbia Records while still at music school in New York. Since those early days he has made over 20 albums, won three Grammy awards and been nominated for Tony, Emmy, Oscar and Golden Globe awards.
Born in New Orleans, Harry’s musical talents were discovered and encouraged at an early age. Lucky enough to get his grounding in music under the tutelage of Ellis Marsalis and James Booker, Harry eventually went on to study at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music. It was while he was there that he made his first record. It was mainly an instrumental album of standards, but it was the start of his highly successful musical career.
His latest album focuses on his home town of New Orleans. A city that has a wealth of musical influences bubbling up within the city’s boundaries. A magical mix of musical genres including jazz, gospel, brass band, rhythm and blues, country, funk, all of which can be heard on Harry’s latest album. Hear tracks from his new album, along with a few of his greatest hits, at his exclusive concert for the Radio 2 Music Club at Maida Vale Studios in London.