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  • Pseudo Nemesis by Ultrafaux w/ Jason Anick
    Michael Joseph Harris performs his original composition "Pseudo Nemesis" at Heartwood Studios in Baltimore with violinist Jason Anick for the upcoming Ultrafaux CD.
  • Michael Joseph Harris performs his original composition "Signs of Struggle" for IMT Folk Series. The song was featured on Django Festival #11, a compilation of the top gypsy jazz in the world produced by Jon Larsen in Norway.
  • Michael Joseph Harris and Ultrafaux perform his original song "North Avenue Stomp" at Charm City Django Jazzfest 2018.

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About Michael Joseph

Baltimore City
Michael Joseph Harris is an acoustic guitarist in Baltimore City who has built community since 2012 around the music of Django Reinhardt and is one of the only guitarists in the United States to perform original music rooted in the Roma "gypsy" jazz style using the authentic guitar technique. Harris' band Ultrafaux performs his compositions at festivals and concert halls all over the world. In 2012, just before he founded Ultrafaux, Harris started The Hot Club of Baltimore as a duo with Goucher… more
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Reverie by Ultrafaux

A collection of original music by Michael Joseph Harris including an acoustic trio arrangement of Claude Debussy's "Reverie."
  • Reverie
    Michael Joseph Harris and Ultrafaux perform Claude Debussy's Reverie on their CD also titled Reverie. The rest of the CD is original music but this particular song captured a certain feeling and seems perfectly suited to be the final track.
  • Xiphoid Process
    Original composition by Michael Joseph Harris released by Ultrafaux on the album Reverie.
  • Latcho Dromo
    Original composition by Michael Joseph Harris released by Ultrafaux on the album Reverie.
  • North Avenue Stomp
    Original composition by Michael Joseph Harris released by Ultrafaux on the album Reverie.
  • Montmartre
    Original composition by Michael Joseph Harris released by Ultrafaux on the album Reverie.
  • Dizzy Waltz
    Original composition by Michael Joseph Harris released by Ultrafaux on the album Reverie.
  • Danse Tzigane
    Original composition by Michael Joseph Harris released by Ultrafaux on the album Reverie.
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    • UltraFaux & Friends Live at Creative Alliance 2014

    This 2 hour concert was filmed and edited by Harry Bechkes. Michael Joseph Harris - Producer, composer, guitarist. Eddie Hrybyk- bass. Sami Arefin-guitarist. The concert includes most of our originals as Ultrafaux and some Django Reinhardt songs and French songs with special guests Alexis Tantau - vocals, Dan Cohan - percussion, Patrick McAvinue - fiddle, Joe Brotherton - trumpet.

    Ultrafaux CD

    Ultrafaux's CD of original music composed by Michael Joseph Harris, recorded and mixed by Evan Kornblum.
    • 06-dichotomy-2.mp3
    • Le Chat Sauvage
      composed by Michael Joseph Harris 2014
    • Latcho Dromo
      composed by Michael Joseph Harris 2014
    • Hot Zagga Zagga
      composed by Michael Joseph Harris 2014
    • Gadje Blues
      composed by Michael Joseph Harris 2014
    • Dichotomy
      composed by Michael Joseph Harris 2014
    • Dame Ivre
      Composed by Michael Joseph Harris 2014
    • 10-la-mouche-2.mp3
    • Je ne sais pas
      Composed by Michael Joseph Harris
    • Racer X
      composed by Michael Joseph Harris 2014
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