Projects

Bandleading & Production

Bandleading Projects

Jazz Orchestra

The Stephen Philip Harvey Jazz Orchestra (SPHJO) is a 17-piece ensemble that play Harvey’s original compositions and arrangements that blur the lines between genres and push forward Harvey’s individual sound. He fuses bop, hip-hop, alt-rock, and pseudo-cinematic aesthetic to create unique aural experience.

Jump in to the action with the SPHJO. 💥

Multiversal: Live at BOP STOP | 2025

Smash! | 2022

SPHJO Events
SPH Jazz Orchestra - A live jazz band performs on stage at a venue with a blue and black color scheme, featuring various musicians playing instruments including drums, saxophones, trumpet, guitar, and piano, with a conductor leading them.

Octet

Stephen Philip Harvey Octet (SPH8), A jazz band performing indoors with five musicians: a pianist, a guitarist, a bassist, a drummer, and two saxophonists, one trumpeter, and one trombone player on a wooden floor with a yellow wall background.

The Stephen Philip Harvey Octet (SPH8) is Harvey’s mid-size contemporary jazz ensemble. This octet exists at the crossroads of chamber music and large ensemble. They use their mid-size and timbral variety to create a diverse array of colors and textures.

Elemental (Live) | 2024 (3.5 ⭐️’s in DownBeat)

Live at Radio Artifact | 2024 (3 ⭐️’s in DownBeat)

Elemental | 2023

SPH8 Evenets

Electric Quintet

Sphinx is Harvey’s electric quintet comprised of led by Harvey on sax/pedals with a four-piece rhythm section. This ensemble exists at the crossroads of jazz, fusing it with all different styles of Black American Music. Its compositions are backbeat-fueled and groove-rooted.

Get electrified with Sphinx. ⚡️

Sphinx | 2023

Sphinx Events
Sphinx, Drums, A man with dreadlocks playing drums in a music studio, reading sheet music.
Sphinx, Guitar, A young man with curly red hair wearing headphones and a blue t-shirt, playing an electric guitar in a cozy, warmly lit room.
Sphinx, Sax - A man with glasses and headphones playing a saxophone.
Sphinx, Bass and Keys - Two young men wearing headphones playing musical instruments in a room with guitars hanging on the wall. One is playing a keyboard, and the other is playing an electric bass.

Trio

SPH+2 - A live jazz band performing on stage with a double bass, a saxophone, and a drum set, in front of an audience.

SPH+2 is Harvey’s smallest ensemble in his array of bands that he leads; focused on straight ahead improvisation in the most intimate setting. This chord-less trio sees Harvey and two colleagues weaving through compositions that capture feelings of whimsy, tranquility, and adventure.

Small size, big possibilities with SPH+2. 🔺

Library Card | 2024

Little Gifts (EP) | 2023

SPH+2 will be recording their next album live in November 2025.

SPH+2 Events

Production Projects

Record Label

Hidden Cinema Records

Hidden Cinema Records (HCR) is proud to present itself as the newest boutique record label and production company.

Established in October 2021, HCR is under the creative direction of composer, saxophonist, and producer Stephen Philip Harvey. The initial goal of HCR is to house Harvey’s jazz/jazz-influenced recording projects with plans to expand to include a roster of artists in future years.

HCR Website
 

Podcast

Extramusical

Extramusical is an interview podcast that looks into the thoughts, lives, creative process, and hobbies of musicians and other creatives. Hosted by Stephen Philip Harvey. Produced by Hidden Cinema Records.

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