Re: [Harp-L] Jazz players....

["Robert McGraw" <r_mcgraw@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

George wrote:
>  Berklee probably turns out
> > a good number of sax players every year who can cover a significant
> > portion of the jazz repertoire.....the absolute number of chromatic 
> > harmonica players in
> > the world who can play jazz at a similar level is miniscule.
Ben replied:
> Berklee doesn't train chromatic harp players though...
And I add:
There is also an enormous music education structure before the college level 
available to sax players that isn't available to harmonica players, whether 
they be diatonic or chromatic...there are plenty of players offering private 
lessons to beginners, there are school  bands at the primary and secondary 
levels of all sorts: marching, stage, even jazz bands...there are jazz 
education programs in the schools...etc,etc,etc.Not sure if this refutes or 
supports George's point.
WVa Bob