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John Harle (born 20 September 1956, Newcastle upon Tyne, England) is an English saxophonist (originally a clarinettist), composer, conductor, musical director and producer for artists as diverse as Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, Moondog, Ute Lemper and Lesley Garrett.

He is an eclectic musician intermingling the genres of jazz, rock, classical music, electronics and opera. He has had over twenty five concerti written for him, by composers such as John Tavener, Michael Nyman, Gavin Bryars, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Michael Torke and Harrison Birtwistle. He also has written about 35 concert works and over 40 film and television scores.

He is the father of musician Danny L Harle.