Great Pics from the Workshop at the Sound Retreat!
Check it out at the Gallery.
Check out the Video from the 2015 Battle of the Bands Playoffs!
Video from the 2015 Inc. Magazine battle of the corporate bands is available now for streaming and/or downloading from The Playoff 2015.
The 2015 Battle of the Bands is Over, and It Was a Blast
Richard Hunter Harmonica Seminar in Connecticut on September 20!
On Sunday, September 20, I’ll be running a harmonica seminar at The Sound Retreat, a new facility in Chester, Connecticut. You can read about the Sound Retreat here. Here’s the skinny on this event: Famed harmonica virtuoso, educator and harp authority Richard Hunter will be…
Live Streaming for the Corporate Battle of the Bands Finals on September 12!
You may recall that Gartner in the Cloud, the band I played with in the Corporate Battle of the Bands semifinals last May in Washington DC, won that round and is going to Cleveland to play in the finals on September 12. I have just…
Recording My First Country Session With the RP360XP
No, this isn’t about recording my first country session, just the first one with the Digitech RP360XP.
Vidoe of the Day 25 August 2015: Jason Ricci: Fox Chase
A Multi-Colored Piece for Harmonica as Organ
I recorded this improvised piece in my home studio last month. I wanted to try something where the structure of the piece is defined as much by changes in tone as by changes in harmony, and it worked nicely in this case.
Chris Cacavas/Ed Abbiatti “Me and the Devil” is Released in the USA!
Just picked this up off Ed Abbiati’s Facebook page. The record Ed did last year with Chris Cacavas of Green on Red, “Me and the Devil,” which features yours truly playing harmonica on two tracks, has been released in the USA by Burnside Distribution. Let…
“Blue Monk” on the Country-Tuned Harp: It’s All About the Chords
I last recorded Thelonius Monk‘s “Blue Monk” (which Monk originally released in recorded form in 1954) for my solo acoustic CD “The Act of Being Free in One Act” in 1994 as part of a medley that included Jimmy Reed’s “Let it Roll” and “Bright…
