[Harp-L] re: this estrin cat

[David Fertig <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx>]

Bob I think you're right about Rick Estrin, he's one hell of an amazing player, a very cool cat and great guy.  

I feel compelled to point out that Jason Ricci, too, is deepy schooled in Chicago Blues, Delta Blues (Jason played in juke joints all over the south with some top players for many of his "earlier" years), and all other forms of blues, also jazz and various other genres.  He too is one hell of an amazing player, a very cool cat and great guy.  

If you are lucky enough to hear Jason play some of his laid back, slow and acoustic stuff, you might be quite surprised, the cat can really lay back into some funky mellow blues.  

Playing with New Blood (all virtuosi there!) he doesn't play that style as much, and being the hyper-energetic intellect and student-of-all-things that he is, it pushes him to always explore new and different stuff.  Thus JRNB is always pushing ahead stylistically, yet not without honoring the roots of their vast musical tree.

I would love to see Jason & Rick jam, they'd both love it and become fast friends I'm sure (if they ain't already!)   

-Dave Fertig

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 [Harp-L] re: this estrin cat
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dont think you can compare rick to jason its like apples and oranges.
rick is well schooled in chicago blues with strong delta harp roots(
sonnyboy1 and sonny boy2 little walter etc. with his band rick estrin
and the nightcats he is playing way more traditional blues then he was
when the band was little charlie and the nightcats when charlie was in
the band. i think kid anderson on guitar is perfect for a blusier
style, which is closer to ricks expression. never underestimate estrin
he is a bad mofu on the harp period! unlike many of his california jump
style collegues estrin doesnt rely on overarranged blues to get over .
he can play strait from the heart and not play the same thing twice and
its all blues . for my money estrin and steve guyger are the best blues
harp players out there today. you should check out estrin's new harp
teaching video. he doesnt tell you what to play but he teaches stuff
that he learned over forty years about blues harp playing
bob