Harp 46 is an acoustic music trio which blends distinct styles from around the world into a profound and playful voice, using three instruments rarely seen together on one stage (harp, bass, and drums) along with a variety of other string and percussion instruments and an occasional dash of heartfelt vocals. Their performances have been capturing the hearts and minds of audiences for 10 years, as they intersperse their music with the stories behind the songs and the people and places that have helped shape their sound together. Harp 46 is family, and they invite their listeners into their musical home.
Harp 46 (April Vega, harp; Posido Vega, bass; Nucleo Vega, percussion) first began performing together in 1999. Brothers Posido and Nucleo had been playing in bands together since childhood, and when April met them in the music program at the University of Maryland, a new sound emerged. Within a matter of months they were in demand at local jazz festivals as the "Jazz Harp Trio." By 2001 their sound had begun to mature into a more eclectic world-fusion groove, although their jazz roots are always present in the improvisational relationship they have with one another.
In 2003, two years after April and Nucleo were married, the trio relocated to Seattle, WA, and released their debut album under the name "April Stace." The title of that album, Harp 46, became their band name as they decided to embark into new creative territory together. Since then they have released 2 full length albums, with two more planned for late 2009. They are in demand as performers and educators across the country, and have received substantial radio play in the US and Europe, with their first two albums spending several weeks in the Top Ten of the New Age/World radio charts. Individually and collectively, Harp 46 has performed at Seattle's Bumbershoot Festival, the Northwest Folklife Festival, Takoma Park Jazz Festival, The Meyerhoff Symphony Hall in Baltimore, RFK Stadium, Camden Yards, The Baltimore Harbor, Disney World, The Seattle Center, The Experience Music Project/Liquid Lounge, Jazz Alley in Seattle, and The Nashville Convention Center. The trio currently resides near Washington, DC, where they continue to pursue a variety of creative endeavors. Their next album, Entanglement, will be released in November 2009.
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