Video of the Day 30 Dec 2014: Larry Adler, “How High the Moon,” 1987
This recording of a performance by Larry Adler at the first World Harmonica Championship in 1987 just became available on YouTube. Adler is accompanied by a pianist (at whose expense he makes a joke at the beginning of the performance; Adler's reputation for narcissism was...
One more time: what’s the best choice for your first (harp) amp?
Every year around Christmas we re-publish our piece on choosing your first harp amp (and the rest of your amped setup). It’s that time again, folks. Click here to get the straight story on how to set yourself up to play harp, loud. One wickedly…
“Comin Home Baby” Live with Wim Dijkgraaf, 29 October 2014
I’ve known Dutch-born harmonica virtuoso and composer Wim Dijkgraaf since the late 1990s. Wim now lives in Sao Paolo, Brazil, and I joined up with him there at Gartner’s Symposium ITXPO conference to perform this duet on Ben Tucker’s “Comin Home Baby” in front of…
Richard Hunter plays "For Once In My Life" on chromatic and diatonic harps
I play Stevie Wonder's classic chromatic harmoncia solo from "For Once In My Life" on the C chromatic harmonica (which is what Wonder used) and a re-tuned B diatonic harmonica in 2nd position.
