[Harp-L] Jason Ricci Revue from Orlando Blues Society - OBBS

[IcemanLE@xxxxxxx]

- DISCLAIMER-  Not my  words - posted on the OBBS chat room


Jason Ricci & New Blood
Interesting evening,  but this was not a blues  show.
Jason Ricciâs persona is all Punk and his performance pretty  much was in
that style. There were lots of young people there to enjoy  it,   more than
show up at some solid blues shows.
Jason, as well as he plays and as good as he is (and he is  indeed
extremely good) isnât playing the kind of harmonica that I would call  blues.  Some
might like the Punk style, but for me the lack of meaningful  syncopation or
creative interplay canât be compensated for by simply playing  louder and
faster.
His Lee Dorsey cover, âEverything I do Gonâ Be  Funky  (From Now On)â was
a chance to break into something different,    but  it wasnât  very funkyâ
.maybe screaming the lyrics isnât the best  approach to Funk.
On the other hand
RJ Harmon, who opened the show, is a different story  all together. His
tuff interplay with his guitar player was really cool on the  opening number.
Almost as gifted a player as Jason, but with a lot more  potential, this
young man was a sensation at the â08 Florida Harp Challenge  doing Sonny Boyâs
immortal âNine Below Zeroâ note for note.
RJ has it covered both ways, the standards and an all new  sound, a kind of
jazz fusion with quick licks hammered out with his guitar  player.  Lotâs
to like about this
OK,   so I sound like an old grouch,   but  is there an Orlando Punk Music
Society?
Can we promote the Blues and bring the tradition to new  listeners?   Maybe
thatâs  what was happening last night, I donât  know.
Think we could get Jason Ricci to listen to some of   James Cottonâs Band
doing  âHold Me Babyâ  with Jimmy Vaughn playing  slide?   He certainly
could play the hell out of thatâââif he wanted  to.
Oh well,
Ford





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