Harry Watters
Jazz Trombonist Harry Watters travels nationally and internationally as a Jupiter Artist. His numerous Summit Records releases include the popular Love Songs and the three critically acclaimed Brothers discs with trumpeter Ken Watters.
After graduation from the University of North Texas, Harry spent four years touring and recording with the renowned Dukes of Dixieland. While working at night on Bourbon Street, a sleep-deprived Watters attended the University of New Orleans by day, serving as the graduate assistant to Professor Ellis Marsalis.
Watters has performed with Doc Severinsen, Al Hirt, Pete Fountain, Erich Kunzel, Kevin Mahogany, Wycliffe Gordon, Lou Rawls, Maureen McGovern, Bill Watrous, Carl Fontana, Jiggs Whiggam, James Moody, Peter Erskine, Conrad Herwig, John Fedchock and the Boston Brass. In addition, Harry has appeared as a featured soloist with the Syracuse Symphony, the Baton Rouge Symphony, the Louisiana Philharmonic, the Tulsa Pops, the West Virginia Symphony, the University of North Texas One O'Clock Lab Band, the Janacek Philharmonic, the Moldovan Festival Orchestra and the U.S. Army Orchestra.
Harry is constantly in demand as a Jupiter Artist and Clinician. He has presented his "Power Practicing" seminar at the American Band College, the Jazz Education Network National Conference, the Association of Concert Bands' National Convention, the University of North Texas, New Mexico State University, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Tennessee, East Carolina State University, Texas Christian University, Baker University, the University of Central Florida, Virginia Commonwealth University, the University of New Orleans, Louisiana State University, the University of Montana, Utah State University, Kent State University and in high schools throughout the United States.
Harry is married to violist and keyboardist Holly Watters of the U.S. Army Strings. They reside in Alexandria, Virginia with their three children Harry V, Katherine the 1st & Lady Caroline.
Salt River Brass
Founded in January 1988, the Salt River Brass has become a staple of the Phoenix area arts scene while regularly playing to sold-out houses at the Mesa Arts Center. In addition to programs that feature brass band compositions, symphonic masterpieces, opera, jazz standards, and the music of Broadway, the band has presented world-renowned soloists such as Rex Richardson, Jens Lindemann, Martin Hackleman, Peter Wilson, Dan Bukvich, steven Mead, Roger Webster, David Childs, Les Neish, Margo Reed, Joe Corral, Rich Ridenour, Carole FitzPatrick and many others. Most recently SRB performed at the 2013 Texas Bandmasters Association Convention with guest soloist Harry Watters. SRB hosted the opening gala c:oncert at the 2010 International Tuba & Euphonium Conference. The band has also performed for the Kappa Kappa Psi-Tau Beta Sigma National Convention.
The Salt River Brass is a community music ensemble that is dedicated to supporting local organizations. SRB has proudly supported community festivals and high school fundraisers, provided high school musicians with opportunities to attend concerts and participate on stage, and welcomed hundreds of military veterans with complimentary tickets to its concerts. The Salt River Brass encourages the pursuit of life-long learning in music and currently has a membership that ranges in age from 16 to almost 80. Nearly half of SRB's members are music educators, a quarter are non-music professionals, and the remainder are college and high school students. For more information on SRB, please visit
www.SaltRiverBrass.org.Patrick Sheridan - Music Director, Salt River Brass
PATRICK SHERIDAN is one of the most celebrated tuba soloists in his instrument's history. He has performed more than 3,000 concerts in over 50 countries in venues ranging from the White House to NBA half-time shows to the Hollywood Bowl. He is a former member of "The President's Own" United states Marine Band and has been featured on NBC's Today Show and NPR's All Things Considered.
Patrick has served on the music faculties at Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, The Rotterdam Conservatory, The Royal Northern College of Music and The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. He most recently served on the music faculty at UCLA where he conducted The Wind Ensemble and Brass Ensemble and taught tuba/euphonium. Along with Sam Pilafian, he is the co-author of the world's best selling method for instrumental improvement, The Breathing Gym•, which has been used by more than a million music students and professionals. As a composer and arranger, Patrick's music and arrangements have been performed internationally by symphony orchestras, concert bands, marching bands, jazz bands and drum corps. Patrick's music, arrangements, CDs, DVDs, and books are published by Focus on Music, GIA Publications, De Haske Music, Mythen Hollanda, and Dillon Music Publishing.
Patrick has over 20 years experience in the music industry as a design consultant. Instruments influenced by Patrick's designs are played in hundreds of professional orchestras, military bands and chamber ensembles around the world. Thousands of university, high school, middle school and elementary school students play on instruments in which Patrick has been involved in the design process. He currently works as the Chief Design Consultant for X0 Brass and Jupiter Band Instruments as well as Hercules stands.
In the the Phoenix community, Patrick has been the Music Director of the Salt River Brass since 2003. Patrick also frequently works across the United states as a guest conductor with university bands and orchestras as well as high school and middle school all-state and regional honor bands and orchestras. Patrick is a member of ASCAP and an Honorary Member of Kappa Kappa Psi. He holds a Master of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in finance and marketing from the University of Michigan and is the founder of the Band Director Academy, a continuing education program for music educators.
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