Tom Harrell (born June 16, 1946) is a renowned American post bop jazz trumpeter and composer. However he has a disability which profoundly affects his life away from the stage. He suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. On stage he stands away from the microphone, off to the side, his head bowed and his hands clutching his trumpet. When called upon to play, he walks slowly to the microphone, head still lowered, raising it only to play. When finished, he bows his head and resumes his original place.
He takes antipsychotic drugs for his condition, but has to deal with the side-effects such as weight gain and muscle spasms, depending on which drugs he is taking. Newer drugs appear to control his condition with fewer side effects.
Style over time
Genres of the artist's albums over the years: the higher the line, the stronger the genre on that album
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On the radio
Stations that played Tom Harrell in the last 30 days
- 34×
Akous Jazz in
Greece · Jazz - 14×
Jazz London radio
United Kingdom · Rock - 9×
Ella Radio - Trumpet Jazz
Germany · Hard Bop - 7×
Santorini Jazz Radio
Greece · Jazz - 6×
Ella Radio - Mellow Jazz
Germany · Post-Bop - 6×
Jazz Radio by Maestro - Swingin'
Netherlands · Jazz - 6×
JazzWorks 90.5 WESA-HD2
United States · Hard Bop - 5×
Jazz FM CJRT
Canada · Jazz - 5×
Jazz de Ville - Jazzy
Netherlands · Jazz - 5×
Jazz de Ville - Easy
Netherlands · Hard Bop - 5×
Jazz Radio by Maestro - Relaxin'
Netherlands · Jazz - 2×
Couleurs JAZZ
France · Post-Bop
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