Allan Harris (born April 4, 1956) is a jazz vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter from Harlem, New York.

Described as having a "formidable baritone with … husky edges and deep resonant low notes",[1] and Harris has been called a protean talent.

[6] Harris also has used Cross That River as a teaching tool in schools in New York,[6] North Carolina.

It received a residency grant from Chamber Music America and has been included in the Kennedy Center's Performing Arts Series (2008).

In 2014 Allan Harris appeared in the music theatre show Cafe Society Swing by Alex Webb (musician) in a three-week run at 59E59 Theaters in New York City with a cast including vocalists Charenee Wade and Cyrille Aimée and an eight-piece band including bassist Mimi Jones.