Re: Subject: RE: [Harp-L] female chromatic players

[Mojo Red <harplicks@xxxxxxxxx>]

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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