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Wim Dijkgraaf, “Nightwings”–Big, Beautiful Chromatic

by Richard Hunter May 4, 2014

I met Dutch composer and player Wim Dijkgraaf in the late 1990s in Amsterdam. We had a great evening listening to music and talking. I saw Wim again a couple of years ago in Sao Paolo, where he lives now. Through all that time, he’s…

Video of the Day 25 April 2014: Jason Rosenblatt with Shtreiml

by Richard Hunter April 25, 2014

This piece shows Jason Rosenblatt in performance with a killer oud player. The music is hot, loaded with Middle Eastern sounds, and full of blistering harmonica runs played to perfection. if you don't like this, you don't like harmonica. Catch Shtreiml (based in Montreal) when...

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Video of the Day 21 February 2014: Boris Plotnikov, “Vinnebago”

by Richard Hunter February 21, 2014

Boris Plotnikov of Ekaterinberg, Russia has featured on this site before. (About 4 or 5 times, in fact. Just type "Plotnikov" into the search window in the upper right corner of this screen and see what comes up.) Boris has just released his first full-length...

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Video of the Day 13 February 2014: Blu Bop, “Sinister Minister”

by Richard Hunter February 13, 2014

Paul Messinger's work with his band Climb Jacob's Ladder has previously featured on this site, and now Paul has a new project that's all about the music of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Paul's got the goods: great sound, great technique, great ideas--and his bands...

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Video of the Day 26 November 2013: Tijn Berends, Irish Reels

by Richard Hunter November 26, 2013

This video, by Tijn Berends, a member of the Netherlands-based folk duo Itchy Fingers, was recorded in May 2013, obviously at home. Berends has a nice touch on the harmonica; the lines are played swiftly and cleanly, with ornamentation suited to the style. (Love those...

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Video of the Day 14 November 2013: Koko Taylor with Little Walter, “Wang Dang Doodle”, 1967

by Richard Hunter November 14, 2013

Wow. Koko Taylor with a festival band that includes Little Walter and Hound Dog Taylor, with Sonny Terry looking on askance. The band grooves with relaxed intensity, and every once in a while Koko shouts hard enough to make the hair stand up on your...

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Video of the Day 1 November 2013: Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, “The Long Way”

by Richard Hunter November 1, 2013

Just in time for our interview series with Jackson Kincheloe, harp player for Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, comes this video, their latest. The music was produced by Randy Jackson of Journey/Mariah Carey/American Idol fame, and it's a ripper. Check out the cool rhythms...

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Video of the Day 19 October 2013: The Shoos with Rob Paparozzi

by Richard Hunter October 20, 2013

Rob Paparozzi met the Shoos when the latter were busking in the street, and we've highlighted a video of that performance on our site. The jam led to a recording gig, and here's the result. Rob's solo starts at around 2:07.

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Live from Alpine Wines, 31 Aug 2013: Have Mercy

by Richard Hunter September 2, 2013

This performance of Big Walter Horton’s chromatic harp instrumental “Have Mercy” was recorded live at Alpine Wines, Driggs, ID on the night of 31 August, 2013. I use two patches on the Digitech RP355 for this piece: a double-octave-down patch to lay down the bass…

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Live from Alpine Wines, 31 Aug 2013: Little Wing