Re: Jason Ricci /chromatic?

[PL500@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 6/22/04 5:42:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
thepriapist@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
Good morning Harp-l.
Was wondering if anyone could tell me if the maestro employs any chromatic 
harp in his playing?Thus far I have only heard his playing on the free samples 
available from The Nuckledusters site.Amazing!!
Also have to mention Sugar Ray Norcia's gig here in N.Ireland 2 weeks ago.He 
played a great set backed by Otis Grand's group .They had the entire audience 
stomping from start to finish.
Earlier in the day I also managed to see a fabulous Hungarian blower by the 
name of Matyas Pribojszki.This guy was so fluent and had total control over 
both short and chromatic harp he really is something special and worth seeing if 
hes in your neighbourhood.
His band's called Blues Fools,although unfortunately it was I who ended up 
looking like a fool....He kindly agreed to sign my harp and spent a little time 
putting a funny little harp doodle thing on it.He then,  very generously 
proceeded to offer me some tips on aspects of playing(he playing a riff on his with 
me trying to copy it on mine as it were!).After thanking him and bidding him 
farewell I checked into the John and looking in the mirror reeled back as I 
realised the marker musn't have been indelible as I had assumed and that I now 
had lips like Bela Lugosi and his artwork was no longer on my harp but my 
lips.Doh!
Regards Sean.
ps.SPAH 2004 VIDEO.ANY CHANCE??? 
Ok, this is funny, 

Jason does play Chromatic. He plays Chromatic quite well, but prefers 
diatonic because of overblows and such. The only reason that Jason doesn't play 
Chromatic is that he blew out his chromatic harp a while back and hasn't been able 
to procure a new one or get the one he has fixed. It's a shame though, I have 
heard Jason do chromatic and he is pretty good.

Andrew