Wendell Harrison Interview with Giles Peterson • May 2024

"In our series celebrating Hidden Giants we celebrate the great Wendell Harrison today. I met with the Detroit ‘Tribe Records’ saxophonist on my recent residency at Spotlite Detroit . He performed with Carl Craig, Jon Dixonand many of the next generation of local players… it was amazing!" Gil

Tribe Review by Veronica Johnson

A TRIBE CALLED JAZZ • APRIL 2023

Read this exciting story about Wendell Harrison, Phil Ranelin and Tribe in the April 2023 issue of JazzTimes magazine. Veronica Johnson captures the very essence of Tribe in this story! Get your JazzTimes issue today! Article starts after the cover page. Press the bottom button to scroll.

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INTERVIEW WITH SAM BEAUBIEN at WDET 101.9 FM NPR Radio

Wendell Harrison and Sam Beaubien

I got a chance to interview the legendary Saxophonist Wendell Harrison for Sam’s Jams Live on WDET 101.9FM. We listen to music from his catalog, he tells stories about Tribe, John Coltrane, Barry Harris, Sun Ra, and amazing moments in his life. A short version played on-air, but you can hear the full 1hour special here

https://wdet.org/2023/05/09/sams-jams-live-wendell-harrison/?fbclid=IwAR3fZUTXVo82r9d_Stc5lFbc5nfvtHXcboFXp2xmxsoYJ_fHX2KIIN0huBg

THE TRIBE COLLECTIVE • Giovanni Russonello • NEW YORK TIMES

Enduring Power of a Detroit Jazz Collective • December 2019

A great exceptional story about Wendell Harrison, Phil Ranelin and Tribe in the December 2019 issue of The New York Times by Giovannni Russonello. You can click on the link if you wish to view it on the NYT website at https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/26/arts/music/detroit-jazz-collective-tribe.html?searchResultPosition=1

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