HARRISON CREATED “NOUVEAU SWING,” A STYLE OFF JAZZ THAT MERGES IT WITH MODERN DANCE MUSIC LIKE R&B, HIP-HOP, SOUL AND ROCK. OVER TWENTY YEARS AGO, HE ALSO COMBINED JAZZ WITH AFRO-NEW ORLEANS TRADITIONAL MUSIC ON HIS CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED AND INFLUENTIAL ALBUMS “INDIAN BLUES” IN 1991 AND “SPIRITS OF CONGO SQUARE” IN 2000. THESE RECORDS DEEPENED HIS COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING THE OFFSHOOT RITUALS, CALL AND RESPONSE CHANTS AND DRUMMING AS WELL AS HIS DETERMINATION TO KEEP TRADITIONAL TO MODERN JAZZ MUSIC ALIVE FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.