Earthwise Productions welcomes blues and roots singer, musician, and scholar Corey Harris for a three-night engagement at the Mitchell Park Community Center in Palo Alto. A prodigious guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter Corey Harris was born in Denver, Colorado to parents from Texas and Kentucky. His musical journey began as a street singer in the vibrant city of New Orleans. From there, he embarked on a transformative exploration of the blues throughout the southern United States. A year spent in Cameroon, West Africa during his early twenties had a profound impact on his artistic development, shaping his unique approach to the blues. Harris’s musical prowess extends beyond traditional blues as he fearlessly integrates influences from reggae, soul, rock, and West African music into his compositions.