One of the funkiest jazz harpists you will ever have the pleasure of hearing and hopefully seeing.

14 MP3 Songs
JAZZ: Contemporary Jazz, JAZZ: Smooth Jazz



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Lori Andrews is a gifted and energetic performer who takes the harp beyond tradition and into the elements of jazz, fusion and R&B. Having 8 CDs to her credit, she has performed for Presidents Clinton and Ford, and the King and Queen of Spain, and has entertained a list of celebrities including Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra, Oprah Winfrey (50th birthday) and Clint Eastwood. Winner of the Jazziz Readers poll as best harpist, Lori's band has been featured at various jazz festivals including Playboy, Long Beach, Newport Beach, Sacramento and Idyllwild. Backing entertainers such as Richard Dreyfuss, Helen Hunt, Ashley Judd, Anne Heche, Kate Hudson, Jennifer Garner and Charlize Theron, The Lori Andrews JazHarp Quartet is the house band every year at the Academy Awards Technical Achievement Division which is the evening that the first Oscar Award is given, playing award recipients on and off the stage. Lori's TV and movie appearances include: Beaches, In the Line of Fire, The Tonight Show, Mambo Kings, Drew Carey, Ally McBeal and MAD TV. "Lori has a unique style that captures the appeal of any audience. Hearing is believing!" -Scott Yanow, editor All Music Guide to Jazz.

Lori's on-camera film credits include:
Mambo Kings
Beaches
Bird
In the Line of Fire

Lori's harp coaching and recording for TV include:
Adrian VonVorhees (Michael McKean) the musical director for Jiminy Glick (Martin Short)
Drew Carey's boss (Mr. Wick) plays his harp (Yep that's me playing Eminem at Drew's Hospital bed!)
Alex Borstein as "The Mad Harpist" on The Gilmore Girls (Yep that's me playing "Ironman" on the harp!")

Lori's on-camera television credits include:
The Tonight Show
BET-TV
House band for the Academy Awards
(Oscar Award) for Technical Acheivement
The American Comedy Awards
MAD TV
Ally McBeal
Melrose Place
Living Single
Dynasty
Dallas
Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Superman
The Tracy Ullman Show
Designing Women
General Hospital
Hotel
Golden Girls
Golden Palace
Fame LA
Sinatra (made for TV movie)
Tangled Web (made for TV movie)
Happily Ever After (made for TV movie)

Lori's live performances:
President Bill Clinton
President Gerald Ford
The King and Queen of Spain
Frank Sinatra
Steven Spielberg
Clint Eastwood
Barbra Streisand
Jack Nicholson
Natalie Cole
Rosanne Barr
Anne Heche
Ellen Degeneres
Helen Hunt
Richard Dreyfuss
Kate Hudson
Ashley Judd
Salma Hayek
Burt Bacharach
Carol Bayer-Sager
Bette Midler
Elizabeth Taylor
Lee Iacocca
David Crosby's wedding
Dick Clark
Bea Arthur
Brooke Shields
Cliff Robertson
Caroline Rhea
Camryn Manheim's baby shower
Lionel Richie
Jennifer Garner
Oprah's 50th birthday bash

Lori's jazz festival appearances include:
The Playboy Jazz Festival
The Long Beach Jazz Festival
The Sacramento Jazz Festival
The Newport Beach Jazz Festival
The Poppy Festival
The Idyllwild Jazz Festival
The Mt. SAC Jazz Festival
The Camarillo Art & Jazz Festival