[Harp-L] SFBayharpers Jam June 24

[Bob Loomis <miltloomis@xxxxxxxxx>]

Speaking of local harmonica clubs, our Yahoo Group for San Francisco Bay Area harmonica
players, SFBayharpers, will have its next quarterly jam session at Armando's in
Martinez, CA, on Wednesday, June 24, and once again a great lineup is taking shape.

Winslow Yerxa, who has provided some of the greatest musical moments
at our past jam sessions, will be among headliners, this time with a
trio. Winslow, of course, is well known on this list and is one of our SFBayharpers harp gurus and author of the
book Harmonica for Dummies. At past sessions he played solo and with
Damien Masterson and the Berkeley Jazzschool Harmonica Ensemble as well
as the house band. 

This time he'll play with a trio including violinist Tuula Cotter, who
is both an experienced folk fiddlers and a member of the first violin
section of the Sacramento Symphony, and guitarist Colin Cotter (Tuula's
son), who plays guitar and fiddle in the band A Thousand Years at Sea.

At past sessions, Winslow has played everything from blues to 
Quebecois fiddle tunes to Duke Ellington classics. He is a master of
diatonic, chromatic and tremolo harps. It will be exciting to see what
he and his band mates come up with this time out.

Other headliners announced so far include diatonic aces Mark Fenichel,
Danny White and Larry Marks. SFBayharpers members will be able to sign
up to play with the Hot House Band or with their own accompanists. My
own band Awed Ducks, with Peter Sproul on harp, will kick things off.

Armando's is at 707 Marina Vista, Martinez, CA. Jam
signups start at 6:30 p.m., music will run from 7 to around 10 p.m.
There will be a selection of boutique harp and guitar amps provided by
Danny White and his Good Stuff Guitar Shop in Martinez, our co-sponsor,
as well as the excellent house sound system and board man.

Without the support of Winslow, Damien Masterson, Mark Fenichel, Larry
Marks, Danny White and other SFBayharpers members, these jams would be tame affairs.
They are attracting a growing number of participants and audience members
because of that support. They deserve recognition, so many thanks, gentlemen.

OK, be there or miss a great evening! E-mail me off-list if you have
questions.

Thanks, Bob Loomis
SFBayharpers Moderator