Darryl visits Doshisha University in Kyoto, Japan for a series of lectures. June 2024.

Darryl performs with Princeton University students at the Princeton University Jazz Festival, April 13, 2024.

Darryl plays with vocalist Claudia Acuña and the Green Street Trio at City Sports Grille in Northampton, April 11, 2024.

Darryl joins Carl Clements to premiere Carl’s Sonata 1 for Clarinet and Soprano Saxophone inspired by the duets of Yusef Lateef, Amherst College, March 30, 2024

Darryl joins radio host Glenn Siegel for “All That Jazz” broadcast on WHMP, part of the “Talk the Talk” podcast series, November 2, 2023.

Darryl joins composer-pianist Vijay Iyer in a conversation called “Freedom as Improvisation,” October 24, 2023.

Darryl joins the Amherst College jazz faculty in a concert featuring women composers, September 10, 2023.

Darryl celebrates the release of his new album Chamber Made at The Drake Amherst. November 11, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.

Talking with Ben Kapilow in an interview podcast in which Ben speaks with a wide range of professionals about topics related to the field of piano teaching. Darryl talks about improvisation through the lenses of history, culture, education, and neuroscience. March 21, 2021.

In observance of the centennial of Yusef Lateef’s birthday, an excerpt from Darryl’s 2007 interview with Lateef. Here the two discuss Lateef’s Sonata for Clarinet and Piano. Posted February 20, 2021.

Darryl joins the Global Citizen’s Ensemble to contribute to acclaimed children’s singer/songwriter Mister G’s 2020 album Children of the World.

A longtime admirer of her music, Darryl joins Claudia Acuña and her quartet for a virtual performance benefitting domestic violence prevention. August 1, 2020.

During a four-month residency, Darryl presents new material with a new band at a favorite local spot. David Picchi (bass). Bob Weiner (percussion). Thursdays at 7:00 p.m.

Grammy Award-winning composer Ryan Truesdell’s Suite for Clarinet and String Quartet with the Wistaria Quartet

Darryl performs the Souls of Amherst program at Schwemm’s Café.

As the new director of Amherst’s Center for Humanistic Inquiry, Darryl gives a performance in tribute to those who have helped to shape the Amherst community through music.

With Ed Sarath (trumpet), Wayne Smith (cello), and Bob Weiner (percussion)

The Amherst College jazz faculty welcomes students with a concert showcasing the depth and richness of jazz at the College.

Pianist/composer Helen Sung’s program of all original settings of the poems of Dana Gioia. Co-produced by Sung and Harper.

Two performances and a conversation with the artists

Darryl plays with the Green Street Trio.

Celebrating Todd’s new release at the Atlas Intersections Festival

Darryl moderates a discussion with Regina Carter and Sonya Clark.

How artists use the body to imbue their work with meaning

Darryl moderates a discussion and listening session with Theo Croker.

Darryl guests with the Amherst College Jazz Ensemble

Darryl joins Bruce Diehl (director), Carl Clements (saxophones), Claire Arenius (drums), David Picchi (bass), Eugene Uman (piano), and other members of the Amherst College Jazz Faculty to perform original compositions and arrangements. September 10, 2017.

Darryl serves as the Joseph E. and Grace W. Valentine Visiting Professor of Music at Amherst College (Amherst, MA) for the 2017-18 school year.

Darryl held the clarinet chair on baritone saxophonist/bass clarinetist/composer Brian Landrus’s 2017 release Generations on Blue Land Records. Here is a slide show and some music from the album.

Photos from a tour of China to Nanjing University of the Arts, Shandong University of the Arts, Shanghai Normal University, and Tongji University.

Photos from the May 22, 2016 concert of the Todd Marcus Quintet featuring clarinetist and Guggenheim Fellow Don Byron at The Camel in Richmond, VA. Darryl produced the concert in partnership with RIchmond Jazz Society.

Video and news articles from this project with the Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, VCU Institute of Women’s Health and Carnegie Hall that helps women facing challenging circumstances to bond with their children. Musicians are paired with moms to help them write lullabies for their newborns.

Video of a live performance of Lynn Baker’s arrangement and reimagining of Aaron Copland’s Billy the Kid Suite. Performed in Château-d’Oex, Switzerland at the International Society for Improvised Music conference in July 2015.

Darryl’s duo “Into Something”with Kevin Harris on piano performs “Water Pistol” by Yusef Lateef at artists’ salon during a residency at Edenfred in Madison, Wisconsin during the summer of 2009.

The Richmond Jazz Society presented the VCU Jazz Masters on its Guest Educators Series in May 2009. Photos by Digital Image House.

Darryl co-wrote the score for the award-winning 2009 documentary film Herskovits: At the Heart of Blackness. See the trailer as aired on PBS’s Independent Lens.

Harper joined Norwegian accordionist Frode Haltli for the 2007 US tour of his ECM release Passing Images.

Creative Opportunity Workshop (COW) is an experimental ensemble led by pianist/composer Earl MacDonald. COW’s influences include folk musics, free improvisation, contemporary classical music, and popular musics.