Harold Mabern, Pianist Who Mastered Post-Bop, Blues and Memphis Soul, Is Dead at 83 September 21, 2019 Martin Hummel Harold Mabern, a pianist of percussive fire and boundless soul, with a language that pulled from hard bop, post-bop, Memphis soul and the blues, died on Sept. 17 in New Jersey. He was 83. For the full article, please click on the image, above.