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A master from the chromatic harmonica and blues harp, New Zealand-born and London-based Brendan Power has proven equally adept at performing pop, classical, rock and roll, and traditional Irish music. Furthermore to playing on albums by such Celtic rings as Altan and Arcadia and Irish vocalists, including Paul Brady, Arty …

Since he started taking harmonica solos within the mid-’50s, Toots Thielemans continues to be without the close competition in his instrument, a minimum of until Hendrik Meurkens arrived. Blessed in Germany to Dutch parents, Meurkens started being a vibraphonist, not really playing harmonica until he noticed Thielemans when he was …

b. 1960, USA. Playing music from an extremely early age group, Levy analyzed piano and music theory in the Manhattan College of Music for four years, after that studied pipe body organ for an additional 2 yrs. While going to Northwestern University or college, Evanston, Illinois, he was an associate …

Tenor, soprano sax, vocals. Competent soloist who’s produced two albums of light jazz, originals and smooth background pieces.

Toots Thielemans virtually introduced the chromatic harmonica being a jazz device. In fact, from the middle-’50s, he never really had a close competition. Thielemans simply performed the harmonica using the dexterity of the saxophonist and also successfully exchanged off with famous brands Oscar Peterson. Thielemans’ initial device was the accordion, …