Artist Name: Charles McPherson Artist Biography: Born in Joplin, MO on July 24, 1939, Charles McPherson was raised in Detroit, beginning his musical endeavors at a young age. In the flourishing mid-´50s Motor City scene, McPherson studied with Barry Harris and played his first professional gigs with him at age 19. McPherson moved to New York in 1959, caught attention for his singing tone and lyrical interpretation of the Charlie Parker tradition, and within a year started working with Charles Mingus, with whom he collaborated frequently until 1972. Having relocated to San Diego, McPherson has remained in the vanguard of bebop stylists, contributing live solos for Clint Eastwood´s film Bird, performing often for the repertory-oriented Jazz at Lincoln Center series, and recording for Zanadu, Prestige, and Arabesque. E-mail:   Web Site: