Harley Symington

BIOGRAPHY
From the time Harley Symington first picked up a plastic guitar at four years old and starting singing along to Johnny Cash records, music has been an intrinsic part of his life. Inspired by the sound of great jazz guitarists like Joe Pass and Jim Hall, he found his way to the music program at Grant MacEwan College to study with Bob Cairns and Doug Rusu. After graduation the working musician world brought many stylistic influences. He found himself immersed in swing, roots, blues, R&B, rock, and pop music over the years, and has been an integral part of numerous club, festival, TV, and musical theatre performances across the country.
Chiefly recognized for his guitar expertise, he began to expanded his career as a vocalist during his time with The Jump Orchestra. This eventually led to fronting his own groups as a singer/guitarist as well as delving deeper into the experience of song writing.
This show celebrates the release of his first solo CD project entitled Don't Talk. The recording highlights his vocal work, original compositions, and arrangements of some great jazz, blues, and pop tunes. The stellar line-up of musicians on Don't Talk includes Mike Lent, who produced the project, as well as Chris Andrew, Sandro Dominelli, Bob Tildesley, Darcy Phillips, Lyle Molzan, Bernie Senensky, and Joel Haynes.