Re: [Harp-L] Jazz-Blues Fusion

[Grant Walters <grant@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

unfortunately I do not speak French but did go the the Blog site  
mentioned below..
If you scroll down to the
Extraits sonore...

section you will find the links to some French performers...
I found two that were pretty good right away..thanks for the links..
I was very impressed with Sebastien Charlier and found some great  
instructional stuff on you tube..
This stuff is advanced diatonic lesson by a real pro...very cool  how  
to play Black Orpheus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUV3oaTT1Vs&feature=related

Also stumbled on to Jason Rosenblatt / Round Midnight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu0L5e1hxsU&feature=related

Then went to his Klezmer band site...

I just love Harp-L
Oh yeah...I'm  suppposed to be at work.

thanks again
Grant



On Dec 20, 2009, at 12:01 PM, Patrice Rayon wrote:

> Thank you for your very nice message Bill :)
>
> There is one from Normandy living in USA for years already (Frédéric  
> Yonnet).
> I also thing about a very good french player whose the name is :  
> Olivier Ker Ourio (Chromatic).
> An other making beautifull music is Michel Herblin.
> Perhaps the most famous of all is Jean Jacques Milteau, also Greg  
> Szlapczynski (Polish but spent more time in France than Polland, and  
> installed in France), Jean Sabot (Celtic Music), Nico Wayne Toussain  
> (living in Miami now I believe), Christelle Berton ;-), Paul Lassey  
> (post lots of video as well on YouTube and very good teacher, also  
> via Internet)... The problem when you start to give names is that  
> you forget lots of great people... In Belgium there is Jean Toots  
> Thielmans (Adopted by USA ;) ...who had to wait for a while before  
> to be recognized in Belgium), Thierry Crommen, Geneviève Dartevelle...
>
> In fact dealing with the french harp players and french mother  
> language speaking I made a blog that I keep alive and I intend to  
> keep it up and more and more complete with the time... I added some  
> small flags getting the page to be translated via Google translator  
> for all of you, in love with harmonica like me and other :) ...the  
> rest of the familly ;) ...
> Perhaps there is better than Google Translator, but I don't want to  
> put money for this blog because I make no money at all (I don't want  
> it commercial,NEVER)... I just want to share with all what I know !...
>
> My blog is here (click your flag ;) ...) : http://harmonica-francophone.over-blog.com/
>
> I think the article on Sébastien Charlier on Delphi'Muz is very good  
> (there was an other in September I believe).
> I was also lucky enough to be invited by Sébastien Charlier to the  
> very last day of "Precious time" Mix... I am about to put an other  
> article on Sébastien when possible (still some missing photo because  
> to make a bit more space and easy the reading). I tell you here when  
> I do it ! Benoit Felten also kows a lot Sébastien, I don't know if  
> he wasin France at this time, but I am pretty sure he was also  
> invited by Seb...
> The MySpace of Seb.Charlier is: http://www.myspace.com/sebcharlier
>
> Just have a look to my french speaking blog and I let you perhaps  
> discover some very nice player from France, Belgium, Switzerland,  
> Québec, etc...
> I am sure if you look for there friends on MySpace, links etc... you  
> can search for other that I would have forgotten...
>
> Harmonicalement
> Patrice Rayon
> PS: I am trying to set an other blog for the rest of the  
> world...just links, nothing exceptionnal but could be interresting  
> for any people in love with harmonica.
> http://harmonica-world.over-blog.com/ (there are some flag there as  
> well ;) ...)
>
> > Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:45:54 -0000
> > From: "Bill" <bill.eborn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Jazz-Blues Fusion
> > To: J?r?me P. <peyrelevade@xxxxxxx>, <bluesmandan@xxxxxxx>,
> > 	<harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ...
> > Thanks for posting that Jerome - yes Sebastien Charlier's amazing!   
> > I think
> > getting to see him live next year might be on my new year  
> > resolutions list.
> > Do you know of a good place to see him or does he have a residency  
> > anywhere?
> >
> > France is so well off for great harp players, it would be good if  
> > there was
> > a way of finding out more about the french harp scene for those of  
> > us whose
> > french isn't very good - you can go to Paris and be back in time for
> > breakfast from here.
> >
> > I get turned on by things I haven't heard before, so as long as  
> > it's done
> > with taste, every innovation is good with me.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Bill
>
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