Harry Vetro
Harry Vetro | |
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 Vetro in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | August 28, 1995 Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Jazz[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Drums, piano |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Website | harryvetro |
Harry Vetro (born August 28, 1995) is a Canadian drummer and composer. He has recording credits with such Canadian jazz players as Mike Murley, Steve Wallace and Lina Allemano.[2] In January 2020, Harry was the runner-up for the CJSF 90.1 FM 9th Julian Award of Excellence.[3]
Vetro has received multiple grants from Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council, and FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings).
Career[edit]
Vetro's band, Harry Vetro's Northern Ranger has been noted by the Calgary Herald as "some of the top players in Canada, [who] are very dedicated to bringing jazz to different communities and really trying to expand the art form.”[4] Northern Ranger's influences range from Gordon Lightfoot, The Band, and Fleet Foxes to Bill Frisell, Kenny Wheeler and Brad Mehldau. The band released a self-titled album in 2018, which reached the National Jazz charts in Canada.[5]
In late 2019, Starbucks discovered Vetro's song "Buffalo Jump" on Spotify. The song was added to the “Starbucks Jazz” Spotify playlist, and Vetro is the only contemporary Canadian Jazz musician featured on that playlist.[6]
Vetro is also a member of the Toronto-band Harrison² (pronounced Harrison Squared) with Harrison Argatoff, Mike Murley, and Steve Wallace. That group released the album Trout in Swimwear in 2020; the album received positive reviews from the jazz press.[7] Stuart Broomer of The Wholenote Magazine stated: "The absence of a chordal instrument opens up the music, encouraging the saxophonists’ dialogue and heightening Wallace and Vetro's presence. It puts Wallace's strong lines in the foreground and adds more room for his sculpted solos; Vetro is a very good drummer, precise and assertive with a keen sense of form."[8]
Discography[edit]
| Year released | Title | Label | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Northern Ranger | T.Sound | Lina Allemano (trumpet), Harrison Argatoff (saxophone), Dan Pitt (guitar), Noah Franche Nolan (piano), Andrew Downing (bass), Phil Albert (bass), Jacob Thompson (piano), Ian McGimpsey (guitar), Jessica Deutsch (violin), Aline Homzy (violin), Anna Atkinson (viola), Andrew Downing (cello) |
| 2019 | Eastern Stranger EP | Independent | Quartet with Nelson Moneo (violin), Noah Franche-Nolan (piano) and Victor Vrankulj (bass) |
| 2019 | Trout in Swimwear | Independent | Harrison² featuring Harrison Argatoff (saxophone), Mike Murley (saxophone), and Steve Wallace (bass) |
| 2020 | To Niagara, With Love | Independent | The Nick Arseneau Quintet featuring John Nicholson (saxophone), Marie Goudy (Trumpet), Josh Smiley (piano), Patrick O'Rielly (guitar), Nick Arseneau (bass), Harry Vetro (drums) |
| 2021 | Ahead by a Century | Independent | Harry Vetro's Northern Ranger featuring Jacob Thompson (piano) and Phil Albert (bass) |
| 2022 | Wildwood | Independent | The Harry Bartlett Trio featuring Harry Bartlett (guitar), Caleb Klager (bass) and Harry Vetro (drums) |
References[edit]
- ^ Bilawsky, Dan. "Harry Vetro: Harry Vetro's Northern Ranger". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Going out best bets, Nov. 15 to 21". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2018-11-13.
- ^ "The Jazz Spectrum Announces 2020 Julian Award Winners". CJSF 90.1 FM. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "Five to see: Canadian Jazz Festival". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ "!earshot The National Jazz Chart". earshot-online.com/. Retrieved 2018-11-06.
- ^ "Starbucks Jazz". Spotify. Retrieved 2020-03-14.
- ^ "Trout in Swimwear". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
- ^ "Trout in Swimwear - Harrison²". The Wholenote. Retrieved 2018-02-04.