Results for "harmonica"

Phil Berkowitz

Born: September 15, 1965

Phil Berkowitz, a San Francisco Bay Area based blues harmonica player and vocalist, has brought his unique and energetic musical style to audiences for over a decade. His most recent venture, a CD entitled “All Night Party,” testifies to the talent and dedication of this exciting, young performer. Phil Berkowitz demonstrates creativity and a powerful drive to entertain audiences of all ages with his dynamic vocals and blues-soaked harmonica riffs. Backed by seasoned musicians in his nationally touring band, he rigorously seeks venues in which to share his passion for the blues with those who appreciate the roots of today's popular music. Phil is a New Jersey native and the 4th child in a family of six

Jan Verwey

Born: February 24, 1936

Angelo Adamo

Please allow me to introduce myself; I am primarily a harmonica player but I also play other instruments as well such as piano, guitar and some percussion. I am also a composer and also experiment with vocals. In anycase, I will always and firstmost be a harmonica player. I am overall interested in the use of the chromatic harmonica with generes of music such as jazz and classical music. I have been a demonstrator for the italian division of Hohner harmonicas and am presently a SUZUKI ENDORSER. I have recorded two complete works, QUANTA where I play as a solo artist and FILM CIECHI. QUANTA contains fifteen of my compositions and is dedicated to the themes of nature and physics, showing the possibilty of communication between the two worlds and human beings

Sebastien Charlier

Born: October 25, 1971

1991-2000 PAUL BEUSCHER's MUISC SCHOOL : teacher of harmonica, banjo and modern harmony
1997-2001 YAMAHA MUSIC France : musicien, demonstrator of wind controler MIDI WX5 (electronic sax)
Since 2002 Participant to the Festival Blues sur Seine with Nicolas Espinasse (guitar) : discovering of harmonica to pupils, show of pupils as the first part of jazz concerts
1995 ALBUM « Impasse des Mousserons » : electric spirit/patchwork Jazz with the guitare player Nicolas Espinasse
1997 VIDEO « Harmo Jazz » : pedagogical material to initiate to Jazz harmonica and improvisation
1998 ALBUM « Just Jazz » : 9 standarts of jazz interpretated in accoustic with N

Wim Dijkgraaf

Born: October 4, 1970

Wim is concidered one of the leading jazz harmonica players on this planet. Born 4-10-1970 in The Netherlands, Wim played organ, clarinet and slide- trombone when just a kid. Later he studied Composition, Contemporary Music at the conservatory of Tilburg, NL, with the Rumanian composer Alexandru Hrisanide. At this stage he also immersed himself in the world of jazz harmonica intensively; a trip that lasted for seven years. After four sabbatical years he picked up the thread again in 2002. He is active in both Europe and Brasil as a contemporary composer and harmonica player in various formations

Chris Harper

“Swississippi Chris” Harper has followed his passion to become the thing he believes he was destined to be, a bluesman. It’s a long road from the “Gold Coast” of Zurich, Switzerland to Chicago, but to Chris Harper it was always just a dream away. Music was always a big part of his life; he played flute as a 5-year-old and later learned harmonica. As a teenager, he toiled as an apprentice learning offset printing by day, and he played bass in a variety of jazz & rock bands at night. In his twenties, he pursued two zen-like adventures -- living on the beach and surfing in Sri Lanka, followed by a hitch-hike journey from New York City to San Diego. Later, he visited Chicago, where hearing live blues had a very deep impact on him

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.