Harry Connick Jr.
New Orleans singer, pianist, composer and actor who brings jazz, big-band swing and the Great American Songbook to records, stages and screens.
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- Born
- September 11, 1967, in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Work
- Singer, pianist, composer, arranger and actor.
- Breakout
- The 1989 When Harry Met Sally soundtrack.
- Recognition
- Three Grammy wins and two Primetime Emmy wins.
Mini bio
New Orleans beginnings.
Harry began performing as a pianist and singer at five. James Booker let him learn at his elbow in New Orleans clubs, and Ellis Marsalis gave him more structured instruction as a teenager. He moved to New York at 18, carrying those lessons in jazz and popular music with him.
The record that changed things.
The 1989 soundtrack to When Harry Met Sally brought his interpretations of standards to a much wider audience. In a 2024 interview, he recalled going from selling a few thousand records to millions in a short time. It also earned him his first Grammy.
A life across stages and screens.
His work ranges from Christmas records and Cole Porter arrangements to films such as Hope Floats and Find Me Falling. Broadway brought Tony nominations for composing Thou Shalt Not and starring in The Pajama Game. His television work includes American Idol and the daytime show Harry.
Music with a purpose.
After Hurricane Katrina, he and Branford Marsalis conceived Musicians’ Village and the Ellis Marsalis Center to support New Orleans musicians and young people. In 2026, he turned family memory into Babe: Elaboratio, an orchestral work and book honoring his late mother.
Creditschronological, newest first
Music
- 2026Babe: ElaboratioComposer, arranger, producer and pianist
- 2021Alone With My FaithVocals, all instruments and arrangements
- 2019True Love: A Celebration of Cole PorterVocals, piano, arrangements, orchestration and conducting
- 1993When My Heart Finds ChristmasSinger and pianist
- 1989When Harry Met SallySoundtrack vocalist and pianist
Film and television
- 2025The PianoMentor alongside Andrea Lam
- 2024Find Me FallingJohn Allman; writer and performer of two original songs
- 1998Hope FloatsJustin Matisse
Stage
- 2025A Celebration of Cole Porter at the MetStar; creator, director and music arranger of the original production
- 2006The Pajama GameLead actor; Tony nominee
- 2001Thou Shalt NotComposer and lyricist; Tony nominee
Awards
- Primetime Emmy · 2011Outstanding Music Direction for In Concert on Broadway (Great Performances).
- Primetime Emmy · 2004Outstanding Music Direction for Only You in Concert (Great Performances).
- Grammy · 2002Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for Songs I Heard.
- Grammy · 1991Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male for We Are in Love.
- Grammy · 1990Best Jazz Vocal Performance, Male for When Harry Met Sally.
Quotes
His lyrics are witty and nuanced and he takes risks as a composer that I find appealingHarry Connick Jr., official True Love album notes
Explaining why he chose Cole Porter for an album devoted to one songwriter’s work.
Trivia
- On Alone With My Faith, he played every instrument and sang every voice.
- He arranged and orchestrated more than 1,100 pages of music for his 2019 Cole Porter stage show.
- Find Me Falling features two original songs he wrote and performed: the title song and Girl on the Beach.
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