Re: [Harp-L] Subject: Jason Ricci 'Goin' to California' and Skype lessons

[William Madel <wmadel@xxxxxxxxx>]

Has anyone taken a Skype lesson with Jason??



On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 12:31 AM, mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <
mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Just a little YouTube should give you the information needed to know Jason
> Ricci is beyond very skilled...
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> Mike Wilbur
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> On Aug 29, 2012, at 8:44 PM, MundHarp@xxxxxxx wrote:
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> > Jason Ricci is an AWESOME harmonica player...
> > I agree with Richard Hunter... Jason doesn't just play fast  because  he
> > can, he plays fast licks that MEAN SOMETHING.
> > Jason is one of the best harmonicists that I've ever heard.
> > John "Whiteboy" Walden
> > Just now...
> > In Scotland.
> >
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 8/25/2012 2:14:30 P.M. GMT Daylight Time,
> > turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> > <This  is for all of those who might be new to Harp-l and believe the
> hype
> >
> > <that Jason is simply a 'fast' player whose notes 'go nowhere'. They
> > actually
> > <go  somewhere, but faster than some folks' ears seem  capable of
> > following.
> > <He is SO  much more than simply a 'fast  player' as his playing here
> > proves.
> >
> > The thing that impresses me most  about Jason is his ability to build
> > intensity over very long periods of time,  in a song and in a set.  I
> heard it
> > first in an 18-minute live version of  "Whammer Jammer," which held my
> > attention the whole time.  I heard it  again in his performance at SPAH
> in
> > Sacramento, where he played with a (very  good) pickup band, and brought
> the
> > intensity up song by song until he finished  in a beautiful roar.
> >
> > It's not all about fast with Jason.   That's just one of the things he
> does
> > to bring up the temperature.   Increasing his use of FX as the set
> > progresses is another. I could go on, but  you get the point.
> >
> > Regards, Richard Hunter
> >
> > author, "Jazz Harp"
> > latest mp3s and harmonica blog at http://hunterharp.com
> > Myspace  http://myspace.com/richardhunterharp
> > Vids at  http://www.youtube.com/user/lightninrick
> > more mp3s at  http://taxi.com/rhunter
> > Twitter:  lightninrick
> >
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