[Harp-L] Re: under the radar

[diachrome@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Thanks Bill , but I think Nate, Pete and Dane are more deserving of the it.
They are all band leaders in their own right. I'm still only sideman capable  as a blues player.  

Nate for blending  blues with  hip hop covers and originals to make every gig look like a jukejoint party going on. 
 Dane for his role as part of the horn section in Bobby Parker's band and Pete for having great tone
and control as rhythm or solo player. 

Maybe when and if I graduate as the area's first jazz chromatic player I'll be worthy of the radar.:)

You keep playing the diatonic the way you do and you'll be on the list before me. 

mike
 
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I'll contribute, just to stick up for a few folks that I consider to
belong in this category (I cringe every time someone starts a 'list'
thread - i.e. best harp/tuba duos - solely because I know for a fact
that we've lost some great contributors to this list just because of the
sheer volume of posts and perceived negative change in the signal to
noise ratio that these thread contribute to...)

Dane Paul Russell - York PA (plays with Bobby Parker, great all around
funk/rock/blues player)
Mike Easton Camp Hill PA - Chicago blues, but now moving more to
chromatic and other styles (jazz, world, etc) and a world-renowned harp
tech
Pete Sheridan Mechanicsburg PA - author of the great book on vintage
harp gear and getting 'that' sound, plays up in State College most
Friday evenings

Note there's something more, significant there from each of them other
than just being more than "really good players".

Bill Hines
Hershey, PA