[Harp-L] Blues harp in Japan -- a historical view

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Great article.

Kotez would have to be one of my favorite players, he?s really nailed the
Chicago sound but not just as a technical copyist.

There?s also quite a few gaijin players including Steve Gardner
http://www.stevegardner.info/en/schedule/index.html , Dave Steenken and
others who play regularly around Japan.
They?ve recently being doing a series of concerts up in Fukushima, bringing
some musical joy to an area that still needs it.

Here?s a clip of Dave Steenken winning the 1997 All-Japan Harmonica
Competition on chromatic http://youtu.be/KEWqvCPyD_Q 

Harp On!

Paul Cohen aka Komuso Tokugawa
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Tokyo, Japan 
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Blues harp in Japan -- a historical view 
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Blues harp player CK, who resides and plays in Tokyo, has just submitted a 
new article to Blues Asia Network, reviewing the history of blues harp in 
Japan.  I've never seen anything like this article before myself -- very 
informative. 

LINK: 
http://bluesasianetwork.com/2012/10/29/fifty-long-years-a-brief-overview-of-
japans-blues-harp-scene/ 


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