John Harle

John Crofton Harle OBE FRSA FGS (born 20 September 1956) is an English saxophonist, composer, record producer, conductor and educator. He is an Ivor Novello Award winner, has been the recipient of two Royal Television Society awards and has contributed directly and indirectly to a number of charting songs and albums. Harle served as artistic advisor to Sir Paul McCartney for six years, and has also collaborated with Elvis Costello, Marc Almond, Herbie Hancock, Michael Nyman, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Sir Richard Rodney Bennett, Stanley Myers and Elmer Bernstein. In May 1998, he was the castaway on BBC Radio 4's long- running Desert Island Discs programme. In October 2020, Harle released The John Harle Collection - a 20 Album retrospective of his career as composer and saxophonist. All proceeds from the collection were donated to the Help Musicians Coronavirus Appeal. He is currently Director of The Guildhall Bauhaus and Professor of Music & Interdisciplinary Practice at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. He was awarded the OBE in the King’s New Year Honours List in 2025 for services to music, and is an FRSA (Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.)

The Deram Anthology (1966 - 1968) - 2025-05-03T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection, Vol. 21: Art Music Remixed - 2025-02-28T00:00:00.000000Z

Relaxing Children's Classical - 2021-09-15T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 19: Beat Party! (Contemporary Tracks 1985-2017) - 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 20: The Golden Demon (Audiobook with Music) - 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 18: Lounge Party! (A Doggy-Bag of Harmless Sounds) - 2020-12-04T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 16: Lost in Time (Traditional and Contemporary Songs 2004-2017) - 2020-11-27T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 17: The Ballad of Jamie Allan (Folk Opera 2005) - 2020-11-27T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 14: Silent Witness and Music for Film (Contemporary and Vintage Film Music 1985-2017) - 2020-11-20T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 15: The Power of Limits (Post Minimal Music 1989-2015) - 2020-11-20T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection, Vol. 2: Lush Life - 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 11: Shipbuilding (1996-2017) - 2020-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 12: London Blues Contemporary Jazz 1983-2014 - 2020-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection, Vol. 10: Berlinermusik (The Berliner Bands 1983-2013) - 2020-11-13T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 8: Gothic (Medieval, Renaissance and Contemporary Music 1988 - 1991) [Live] - 2020-11-06T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 9: Leviathan (John Harle Compositions 1985-2013) [Live] - 2020-11-06T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 7: Diversions (The Myrha Saxophone Quartet 1977) [Live] - 2020-11-06T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 5: The Tale of the Broken-Hearted Accordion (The John Harle Saxophone Quartet 2003) [Live] - 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 4: Sequenza! (Saxophone Solo and Piano Duos 1980-2015) [Live] - 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 6: Foursquare (The Myrha Saxophone Quartet 1980-1986) [Live] - 2020-10-30T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 1: Sultry Sunset (Saxophone and Piano Duos 1996-2016) - 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000000Z

The John Harle Collection Vol. 3: The Little Death Machine (Saxophone Concertos 1981-2013) - 2020-10-23T00:00:00.000000Z

Classical Chillout - 2019-07-05T00:00:00.000000Z

Rise - 2019-04-26T00:00:00.000000Z

Pastoral - 2019-02-22T00:00:00.000000Z