ABOUT HARLEY
Harley White, jazz bassist and vocalist, has been enchanting
audiences for ages. He has performed with Frank Sinatra, Anita
O’Day Earl “Fatha” Hines, Dizzy Gillespie, Jon
Hendricks, John Handy, Sonny stitt, Eddie “Lockjaw”
Davis, George Coleman, Ernestine Anderson, Bill Eckstine, and
Linda Ronstadt.
A native of Oakland, California, Harley has been in Music Education
for over 30 years.
He began playing professionally since 1960 and in 1969 he joined
The Edwin Hawkins Singers as a bassist and performed the first
crossover gospel song "O’ Happy Day."
In 1974, Earl “Fatha” Hines heard Harley playing with
Martha Young, niece of the famous Lester Young, and hired him.
For a list of Harley's
recordings, click here.
LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Education
1977 M.A., Music Education, Cal State University, Hayward, CA
1974 B.A., Music, Cal State University, Hayward, CA
1970 A.A., General Education, Merritt College, Oakland
Professional Experience
1997-99 Music Instructor, Skyline High School, Oakland
1994-97 President, Crystalline Music Productions
Substitute Instructor, Hayward Unified
Lecturer, Laney College, Oakland
Lecturer, Holy Names College, Oakland
1994-96 Lecturer, San Francisco State University
1989-93 Music Instructor, Woodrow Wilson High School
1977-89 Music Instructor, Alvarado Middle School
1974-76 Professional Musician/Bassist, Earl Hines Jazz Group
1971-74 Music Instructor, Longfellow Elementary School
1971-73 Bassist with Gospel Choir, Edwin Hawkins Singers
1960-65 U.S. Air Force Bandsman, Dayton, Ohio, Tokyo, Japan
Professional Organizations (Past)
Associated Instructors of Music of San Francisco
Musicians Local #6
McClymonds High School Alumni Association
Member, Jazz Camp West, Board of Directors
Member, Board of Trustees, Peralta Community College
Member, Vice-President, American Community College
Trustees Association
Member, Music Educators of Northern California
Member, President, Oakland Bay Area Jazz Preservation Society
Awards
1991-92 Community Service Award, Peralta College Trustee Award
1991 Community Service Award,Peralta Association of African
American Affairs
1989 California Music Educators Association, Superior
Performance Rating
1989 National Small Business Training Network, Peralta
Community College Board
1989 Nominee, Jazz Bassist, Bammie Award
1988 Community Service Award, Alameda County School Board
Association
1988 California Distinguished School Award, Alvarado Middle School
1987 Summer Jobs Program, Mayor of Oakland, Community Service Award
1986 National Distinguished School Award, Alvarado Middle School
Publications
Click image to read article
1999
Featured Cover Artist, June Issue of Jazz Now
International Magazine
1994
“Music Education of the 90”s,” February Issue
of Jazz Now
