Re: [Harp-L] Valved players unite! - Valves and Flecktones

["Chris Michalek" <Chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

According to one of the flecktones that I know, Bela was the weakest
musician.

Victor Wooten will have a substantial run.  That band wouldn't have
been as successful without him.

Bela certainly puts on a good show and they regualrily had extended
solos and jams.  Bela is an odd fella, but he understood success was
about "the show" more than the music. They used a lot of gimmicks and
were very successful.

I must admit that I have fallen prey to using cheesy gimmicks like
playing oh susannah with no hands.  Sells a CD or generates a tip
everytime!!






---- Original Message ----
From: plavio@xxxxxxxxxxxx
To: winslowyerxa@xxxxxxxxx, harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Valved players unite! - Valves and Flecktones
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 14:19:38 -0400

>
>
>Did not know the Flecktones had split up, too bad really, they are
>right up 
>there as one of the best shows I've ever seen. Well they had a really
>long 
>run (14 years). I had noticed Béla is coming to the Montreal Jazz
>Festival 
>with Jean-Luc Ponty and Stanley Clarke. I seriously doubt any of the 
>Flecktones will have such broad success individually, they were just
>so good 
>together, anyways that's my theory and I respect that they want to do
>
>something different.
>
>With respect to Winslow's post, you are certainly right about the
>deep bends 
>on half valved harps. Been a year or so since my experiment. I urge
>anyone 
>to try it, but get good valves first, don't try and make your own 
>(initially).
>
>Thanks for the info.
>
>Pierre.
>
>PS: The Montreal Jazz Festival is on again for the 26th year at the
>end of 
>June and beginning of July. If you want info, just ask me offlist,
>thanks. 
>BTW, its not just Jazz, lots of blues and other stuff (Cajun,
>Klezmer, ...)
>
>This years lineup includes: Dr John, Toots and Kenny Werner, John
>Mayall, 
>Pat Metheny, Sonny Rollins, Raynee Lee with Oliver Jones, etc.
>
>These are the you-pay shows, free shows are anounced in June.
>
>http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/fijm2005/programmation/artIndex_en.as
>p
>
>
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