Re: [Harp-L] S.P.A.H. and an underappreciated player

["PT Gazell" <ptgazell@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I could not agree more...before I even WAS a harmonica player, I would trek 
into Milwaukee (about 20 miles from where I grew up) to hear "Short Stuff", 
Jim's group. He was and is hands down one terrific player! I know Paul 
Davies would heed the call but I'm not exactly sure who pulls the trigger 
now on entertainment. Tom, if it's you...I vote for Jim Liban as well...YOU 
WILL NOT BE SORRY!!!! Jim, if you watch this list, hi from PT!

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>   Occasionally, though, I'll make an exception.  I don't know how Joe
> Filisko managed to coax harpist extraordinaire Jim Liban out of Cheeseland 
> (
> i.e. Wisconsin) for a harmonica workshop at the Old Town School of Folk
> Music a couple of weeks ago, but I'm grateful he did. To the best of my
> knowledge, Jim hasn't had a harmonica in his mouth in Chicago for well 
> over
> a decade. Furthermore, at the workshop Jim confirmed what I had suspected.
> Despite nearly forty years of brilliant harp playing in public; he had 
> never
> before addressed a group of harmonica players about what he does on the
> instrument.  Apparently, no one had ever asked.