Results for "Steve Houben"
(Not So) Standards

For decades jazz standards have provided improvisers with both a vehicle and a testing ground for their creativity. In some cases they have taken more liberties than others. This week we focus on not-so-standard renditions of jazz standards, from Take Five" to My Favorite Things," from Mood Indigo" to 'Round Midnight," two hours of jazz played ...
Hendrik Meurkens: Harmonica Virtuoso

Although at first Hendrik Meurkens' primary instrument was the vibraphone, he has garnered an international reputation as a jazz harmonica player since picking up that difficult-to-master instrument. Born in Germany, Meurkens came to the U.S. to study at Boston's Berklee School of Music. After returning to Europe for a time, he decided to go live in ...