Thanks. I am always interested in players I have not yet heard but I also feel like the universe of blues harp holds more than I can explore in a lifetime. Plus it's what I really...

Man, I'm not really on the up and up with jazz players nowadays. Most of the time I am turned off by their tone, sound, and cramped sense of phrasing. As far as players who are...

Any particular jazz players, besides Toots, that you think are especially expressive?  

Hi Dennis !!  There s no Backing track ??

Hi Dennis !!  There s no Backing track ??

Chris, Thanks for the lessons!  I'm primarily a rhythm player and songwriter, and I'm looking forward to pushing myself across the board through your videos.  I'm self-taught - or...

Glad you like it, Boyd! You’ve got the right idea - take your time, be patient with yourself, and have fun with it!

WhAT a great lesson, I'm stuck on the third chorus. But I'll get it. Going to take time. I never give up it's fun

Hi - yes, I tend to agree that with almost all jazz lpayers I hear, the range of tone and expression of each individual note is not nearly as wide as with a good blues player. Not...

This all makes a lot of sense. I recently saw Hendrik Muerkel, a jazz harp player, and he played all single notes. He was great but the wide range of tones, sounds, percussive...

Chris - You're gonna have to help me with a couple lyrics - I can't find them anywhere. For instance,  people come out in the Mississippi Valley - Western Kentucky ??????? in...

This all makes a lot of sense. I recently saw Hendrik Muerkel, a jazz harp player, and he played all single notes. He was great but the wide range of tones, sounds, percussive...

For blues, no. You CAN play any position you want (a few guys have used 1st position, starting with George Smith...and Charlie Musselwhite, Paul deLay, Steve Guyger, Rick Estrin...

Since you can't really bend on the chromatic (not to the next musical note anyway) I have to be careful about mentionig and teaching "scoops" on the chromatic since it is VERY easy...

Dennis, A bit of a scoop up on the 6-draw?

Dennis, Another question. Are there other positions used on the chromatic commonly to play blue's? Any good examples you can think of to listen to? Thanks. I'm getting a lot out...

Thanks!!

I agree with Robert! I don't know how you measure demand but I hope you'll do more with the chromatic. There's tons of great material on the site for diatonic so it would be great...

Thank you! Hopefully there will be more, depending on demand. Maybe not so much "major" (as "regular blues" isn't truly major anyway), but if I do more chromaic, it will be...

Thanks for the great chromatic primer, Dennis - looking forward to more in the future (octaves, major key, etc)!

Hi - Good questions... - Yes, it is in Eb, and George plays it with the button in - Is it common? It just depends on what key the song is, and/or what key the vocalist likes to...

Hey Dennis, In one of the posts before this series actually started you posted a cut from a George Harmonica Smith record, "Harmonica Ace".  I got the CD this week and was...

Really great to know about the Felix! I never really thought about all of the challenges associated with the pickup and mic combination, but that's mainly because I've seen people...

Thanks Duke. What you call "blabbing" I call rock solid, invaluable advice : )

Really great to know about the Felix! I never really thought about all of the challenges associated with the pickup and mic combination, but that's mainly because I've seen people...

I agree with Robert! I don't know how you measure demand but I hope you'll do more with the chromatic. There's tons of great material on the site for diatonic so it would be great...

Hi Mike, Sorry, I don’t think I was clear about the Gold Rush lesson. I actually was referring to the discussion in the comments section rather than the video itself. My...

The thing that I love about the Felix Is that it really gives you some very useful (and high quality) eq options for tweaking the sound. And it has a super pristine audio path and...

Awesome, thanks Chris! I looked into the Grace Felix. Between that and the Neumann you use for the gigs with Julian you clearly go for nothin' but the top of the line! I have a K&K...

Hope I can chime in with my .02. Accompaniment requires a delicate balance between opposing elements.... between soft and loud, between repetition and originality. Dave Barrett...