Re: [Harp-L] Harp as toy (young vs older generation) (Protracted)

[Joel Fritz <jfritz666@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Don't know if harmonica is any different from other instruments, but 
here are a few names:

Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Blanton, Charlie Christian, Louis Armstrong, Robert 
Johnson, Billie Holiday, Clifford Brown....

Armstrong was the longest lived of the above.  His style changed over 
the years, but I don't think anyone would argue that what he did in the 
twenties was underdeveloped.

Maturity brings a different point of view, but monster talent is monster 
talent at just about any age.

BTW, the conventional wisdom in math is that no one does their best work 
after thirty.  It may not be true but a lot of mathemeticians who did 
significant work did it all before thirty.

sean stephens wrote:
> Hi y'all
> just wished to add my two euros to the question of
> whether younger players (can) have what older players
> possess in terms of chops,feel etc.Having been
> fortunate enough to catch him here in Ireland last
> year,I was blown away (almost literally) by the
> sublime/mercurial (really no superlative is
> OTT)playing of Matt Priboyski.

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