Harper James Simon is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is the son of musician Paul Simon and Paul's first wife, Peggy Harper.
In 1981 Harper appeared in his Father's movie 'One Trick Pony' and a young Jonah Levin, during the opening song 'Late in the Evening'. Harper James Simon began his journey as a musician at an early age. In 1983, at the age of 9, he appeared on the children's program Sesame Street with his father. Together they sang "Ricardo The Cowboy" and "Bingo. " By the age of 12, he was on the Graceland tour, as the guitarist who accompanied his father. Many of Paul Simon's lyrics include references to Harper, most notably "St Judy's Comet" and "Graceland." Harper, travel companion of his former stepmother Carrie Fisher, also regularly appears in pieces written by Fisher for the New York Times.
In NYC Harper frequently played music with his childhood friend Sean Lennon, son of famed musician John Lennon. Harper played guitar on Sean's second album, Friendly Fire,and also appeared in the film by the same name with actors Lindsay Lohan, Bijou Phillips, Devon Aoki, and Carrie Fisher.] After attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass., Harper moved to London for several years where he played with the band Menlo Park.
In 2005, Harper performed in Afghanistan with tabla player Suphala. Also in 2006, Harper recorded an album with stepmother Edie Brickell, wife of Paul Simon, and the lead singer of the band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians.
Harper Simon releases his self-titled debut album Liberator Music/PIAS. With the psychedelic country and rock music of the late 1960's and 70's as inspiration, Harper - a singer, songwriter and producer - has assembled a diverse line up of some of music's most accomplished players to realize his vision of a record that pays homage to the LP, a format that is currently being threatened by the digital age. "The long playing album is not just ten songs thrown together randomly," says Harper. "It has an arc. It has a structure. It is the attempt to make ten songs that are all as good as each other, and fit together in a seamless whole." What Harper achieves is a vivid and even haunting reminder of how much an album can still mean in 2009.
In 1981 Harper appeared in his Father's movie 'One Trick Pony' and a young Jonah Levin, during the opening song 'Late in the Evening'. Harper James Simon began his journey as a musician at an early age. In 1983, at the age of 9, he appeared on the children's program Sesame Street with his father. Together they sang "Ricardo The Cowboy" and "Bingo. " By the age of 12, he was on the Graceland tour, as the guitarist who accompanied his father. Many of Paul Simon's lyrics include references to Harper, most notably "St Judy's Comet" and "Graceland." Harper, travel companion of his former stepmother Carrie Fisher, also regularly appears in pieces written by Fisher for the New York Times.
In NYC Harper frequently played music with his childhood friend Sean Lennon, son of famed musician John Lennon. Harper played guitar on Sean's second album, Friendly Fire,and also appeared in the film by the same name with actors Lindsay Lohan, Bijou Phillips, Devon Aoki, and Carrie Fisher.] After attending Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass., Harper moved to London for several years where he played with the band Menlo Park.
In 2005, Harper performed in Afghanistan with tabla player Suphala. Also in 2006, Harper recorded an album with stepmother Edie Brickell, wife of Paul Simon, and the lead singer of the band Edie Brickell & New Bohemians.
Harper Simon releases his self-titled debut album Liberator Music/PIAS. With the psychedelic country and rock music of the late 1960's and 70's as inspiration, Harper - a singer, songwriter and producer - has assembled a diverse line up of some of music's most accomplished players to realize his vision of a record that pays homage to the LP, a format that is currently being threatened by the digital age. "The long playing album is not just ten songs thrown together randomly," says Harper. "It has an arc. It has a structure. It is the attempt to make ten songs that are all as good as each other, and fit together in a seamless whole." What Harper achieves is a vivid and even haunting reminder of how much an album can still mean in 2009.
