Results for "harmonica"

Tracy K

Whether it's Blues, Swing, Jazz, Roots or Folk, vintage or contemporary, lead or harmony vocals and harmonica for a wide variety of projects, Tracy K has earned her valued reputation as a respected vocalist and musician. Tracy K's harmonica adventure began in 1982, but “the real treat is Tracy K's voice - well controlled, and gritty as a whisky-soaked hobnail" - Jeremy Loomes, Edmonton Sun, 2007 Raised on the Manitoba prairies, Tracy K wrote her first song at the age of eight. Considered Canada's only female virtuoso harmonica player she has come a long way since then, winning awards for her skills as a singer, songwriter, harmonica player and performer

Tony Eyers

Born: January 21, 1958

Tony Eyers is the founder of Harmonica Academy, a comprehensive online harmonica teaching site. Tony Eyers was born in Australia and began playing harmonica in the 1970's while an undergraduate at Yale University. He returned to Australia in the 1980's, and became a well known blues player. In the 1990's he developed a new harmonica style, based on traditional tunes. His recordings have become well known within the international harmonica community. Tony has been an invited presenter at the SPAH harmonica convention in the US, and was a featured performer at the 2008 Asia-Pacific Harmonica Festival in Hangzhou, China

Corrin Huddleston

Born: April 7, 1950

Born 1950. As the son of a Navy Chief, I lived in England, Turkey and all over the USA. I started playing music at 15 years old in Tuscon, AZ. I have played Harmonica on works by and with.. Andrew Lloyd Weber, Spike Lee, Marvin Hamlisch. Recorded background on many PBS specials and quite a few jingles over the last 20 years.I have toured with Broadway Musicals as well as having worked on Broadway in shows. If you are looking for an extremely seasoned and very versatile player give me a call. I am easy to get along with and I have very good ears. All during the 70's I worked for Hohner Harmonicas ,as a repairman and also a clinician, in Long Island, NY and Richmond, Virginia

Adam Glasser

Born: September 20, 1955

Originally from South Africa Adam Glasser plays piano & keyboards. Is also one of the UK's leading chromatic harmonica players, appearing on many gigs, sessions and recordings. some major gigs include... Joe Zawinul, Sting, the Eurythmics, BBC Concert Orchestra, Celebrate South Africa, Trafalgar Square Numerous pop and jazz session recordings include: Zizi Possi (Bossa for Universal Artists, Brazil), Dominic Miller (Second Nature & Fourth Wall), Carl Orr (Absolute Freedom featuring Billy Cobham), Incognito, Anita Wardell.

Chris DePino

Born: July 10, 1952

CHRIS DEPINO BIOGRAPHY Music has been a part of my life ever since I can remember. Growing up in an Italian family in New Haven, Connecticut, I was constantly surrounded by the velvet sounds of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and, of course, every New Year by the legendary Guy Lombardo. Needless to say, the first instrument I got my hands on was what every Italian kid from an Italian neighborhood was supposed to play - the accordion. Not from a lack of trying, the accordion decided it was not for me. My musical "home" eventually became the harmonica - perfect for playing as I was "riding the rails" as a train conductor for Metro North in 1971, at the ripe old age of 19. For the next seven years, I played in various blues bands throughout Connecticut refining my instrument and trade

Wheelchair Willy and the Whiprounds

Paul Gillies is an extraordinary individual. He has walked up Mount Vesuvius (on crutches); jet power-boated in New Zealand; Bungee jumped 300 feet over the River Thames; and tandem free fall  parachuted from 10,000 feet. These physical feats would have taxed the average non-athletic person. But Paul has done this while experiencing a personal degenerative disease, one that has robbed him of his sight in one eye, and will eventually claim his life.

Paul Gillies has progressive Multiple Sclerosis.

Rather than thinking of his MS in stages of deterioration,  he sees it more of being on a journey with obstacles around most corners

David Herzhaft

Born: 1974

David Herzhaft is a pioneer and new generation harmonica player, pushing the limits of the diatonic harmonica further and blending it into new styles. Using bends and overbends his standard tuned harmonica becomes a full chromatic He was first to play flight of the bumble bee on the diatonic in a video that collected 500k+ views. David also composes and produces his music. In Pacific Lounge he played and programmed all the instruments, mixed and produced the full album. He performed in many blues, bluegrass, country and jazz bands in Europe, Canada and the US. He played with Joe Porcaro, Donald Ray Johnson, Robbin di Maggio, Yussi, National Lyon Orchestra, Freeandise. Solo Albums : Des Mots d'harmo (Fremeaux et Associes) 2001 Jazzin' Around (Hland) 2007 feat Frank Gambale and Howard Levy Pacific Lounge (Pacific Waves) 2016 feat Carl Verheyen and Brent Mason Books : Encyclopedia of the scales (Harmonica School) Exercises for harmonica (Harmonica School) Harmonica Blues (Hl Music) Harmonica Country (Hl Music) Harmonica Celtic (Hl Music) Le Livre de L'harmonica (Fayard) Harmonica debutant (Hl Music) Celtic reels for harmonica (Mel Bay)

Yvonnick Prene

Born: January 19, 1984

Born in Paris, he began as a guitarist, later switching to the diatonic harmonica, and eventually settling on the chromatic harmonica as his primary instrument. He first began playing the harmonica professionally in Parisian clubs at 17, then started his studies at Sorbonne University, from which he received a master's degree in music (2011). While still enrolled at the Sorbonne, Prené relocated to New York City and was awarded multiple full-tuition scholarships at The City College of New York, (MICEFA, 2007), Columbia University (Alliance Program, 2008) and at the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music (Merit-Based Scholarship, 2009) where he had the opportunity to study with Lee Konitz and Reggie Workman among others. In 20011-2012 he earned a BA from The New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music and Master degree from Sorbonne University.

Marty Howe

Born: August 18

Marty Howe has been playing chromatic harmonica and flute for the last 30 years. The chromatic harmonica is unique in that it is capable of playing the full chromatic scale, making it very suitable for jazz. Most people are familiar with the style of Stevie Wonder, who plays chromatic harmonica, but it was the playing of Toots Thielemans who woke the world up to the wonderful possibilities of the chromatic harmonica as a serious instrument in the jazz genre. Marty considers his harmonica and flute "as a brother and sister, my harmonica playing being more aggressive, almost imitating a blues harp, but with a broader chromatic palate, and my flute playing a little more on the refined side, although I play in a percussive assertive style inspired by Ian Anderson (of Jethro Tull), Herbie Mann, and Rashann Roland Kirk." Brazilian music has always been a favorite style of music for Marty

Albert Maksimov

Born: March 26, 1963

About Me,My Life and Harmonica... Review by Dmitriy Savitskiy on Albert Maksimov`s CD "Not Only Jazz" What disease can the epidemiologist get infected with? In principle, he is not supposed to, at least with the diseases known to him. However, he can cheat and once and forever get sick with something incurable, for instance, with the passion for jazz. In this sense the former epidemiologist, Albert Maksimov, suffered total defeat! The diagnosis: jazz forever! The method of survival • playing the Harmonica. His grandmother was the student of Gustav Neuhaus, mother • piano instructor in the school of arts