Philip Harper

Philip Harper (born May 10, 1965 in Baltimore, Maryland) is a jazz trumpeter.

Harper grew up in Atlanta and studied music there. He later worked with The Jazz Messengers and Charles Mingus' big band. He also signed with Verve Records and produced four albums for them.

Harper played from 1988–1993 in The Harper Brothers with his brother, Winard. Other band members included Justin Robinson on alto saxophone, Stephen Scott on piano and Michael Bowie on bass.

Discography

• 1988 Harper Brothers (Verve)
• 1989 Remembrance: Live at the Village Vanguard (Verve)
• 1991 Artistry (Verve)
• 1992 You Can Hide Inside the Music (Verve)
• 1993 Soulful Sin (Muse)
• 1994 The Thirteenth Moon (Muse)

With Cecil Brooks III

• Hangin' with Smooth (Muse, 1990)

With Etta Jones

• Reverse the Charges (Muse, 1992)