Career
Harper played in the 1980s with Dexter Gordon, Johnny Griffin, and Betty Carter, the last for four years. While working with Carter he met Wycliffe Gordon, with whom Harper would collaborate repeatedly. After the dissolution of the Harper brothers, Winard went on to record several albums as a leader.
In the early 2000s he worked with his own sextet, including for performances at Lincoln Center in New York City.
He played with Avery Sharpe in 2008.
