[Harp-L] Subject: Re: female chromatic players - also future of harmonicas

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Hi Ken : 
 
 I HAD intended to hyphenate the subject line to the current "future  of 
harmonicas" thread...mea culpa.  Hadn't intended to drag you  into a topic you 
weren't involved in :)
...but you write so well, have such a good perspective, we tend  to agree on 
so many issues.
 
Yes..I think it's very cool about all those fresh young Asian  players.
 
Can't wait to hear you play NOW, after your recent Rockers in the  Rockies 
experience....enjoyed very much reading your take on it.  
 
Elizabeth
 
"Hey Elizabeth,

Thanks for the note. I guess I hadn't followed  that
thread as closely as I could have. Glad those great
players were  given their due. 

And thanks for the info on Asia harpin'. 
Cool pic  too.

Keep on harpin!
--Ken


--- EGS1217@xxxxxxx  wrote:

> Ken (Mojo Red) writes:
>  
> "I'm glad  Michelle mentined Judy Smith. She's a
> very
> talented   player.
> 
> Also, there's Susan Rosenberg, another fabulous
>  chromatic  player.
> 
> Harpin' in Coloardo,
> --Ken  M."
>  
> Actually, Ken...neither was left out ....Tim  had
> quite early on already  
> mentioned Judy and Susan, and  I'd included Susan.
> :)
>  
> There are numerous women  chromatic players out
> there...witness so many of  
> them at  the conventions we've both attended...
> gathered in the Lobbies   around 
> Marv and his guitar.  I'd warrant many Harmonica
>  clubs have women  chromatic 
> players who either don't post on the  internet or
> who just don't  realize the 
> online resources  are here for them. I didn't.
>  
> In Asia I'd guess women  might just equal the
> number of men playing  
>  chromatics.  Harmonica playing is huge in China,
> for example.   We're  very narrow 
> minded in our American thinking that  we're
> somehow the "center" of  the harmonica 
> world.   
> Here's a photo of a group of award winning
> students from the  King's College  
> in Hong Kong....18 of the 29 students are  women.
> though the photo is a  few 
> years old  ..   _Click here: 
> http://www.hkharmonica.org/khq/aphf00p3.jpg_ 
>  (http://www.hkharmonica.org/khq/aphf00p3.jpg)  
> 
> The 5  piece chromatic ensemble The King's
> Harmonica Quintet, however,   are 
> all young men, each of whom play a different
> style of  chromatic  harmonica, have 
> won many awards at the Asian  Pacific
> conference....and  elsewhere, but their 
> website  gives a very interesting overview of the
> history of  chromatic  
> harmonica playing in Hong Kong..."the people's
>  instrument".   There is no fear of the 
> chromatic harmonica  dying out any time soon as so
>  many people seem to fear 
> as  long as young people such as these are taking
> it to  new levels and  playing 
> international music   _Click here: King's
>  Harmonica  Quintet_ 
> (http://home.netvigator.com/~cblau/khq/)   
> 
>  
> On Hermine Deurloo's site there are some clips  of
> her playing along with Al  
> Jarreau....very cool  stuff.  Though I think her
> focus is mainly classical,  I  
> like her jazz/standards playing better, since
> that's my first  love as  well.
> But I still rather enjoy rocking out on my  chroms
> too ;)
>  
>  Elizabeth




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