RE: [Harp-L] chromatic/diatonic

[JersiMuse <jersimuse@xxxxxxxxx>]

Interesting, thanks !

Benoit Sauve is my preferred one ... saw him on stage, very impressive !!!
On a M. Brecker chorus :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmj-g4OQYG0&feature=related

On a Coltrane chorus :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zz7LvCS1oXM

I'm not so far from the initial subject and the harmonica.
Effectively, Benoit Sauve had to learn the jazz recorder by himself for 2
reasons.
One is money.
Second is : the musicians playing classical music on recorder told him it
was not possible to play Jazz on it, the instrument was not designed to do
so.
The funny point is that he takes his recorder in the "wrong" way, because
nobody was there to explain him the left hand is supposed to be upper the
right hand.
And he finally developed his own technic, with specific finger positioning,
and new ways of getting the notes, which apparently seems to be working
quite well.

Regards,

Jerome
www.youtube.com/JersiMuse


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Objet : [Harp-L] chromatic/diatonic

In my  snarky comments about playing chromatically on a diatonic instrument
I mentioned jazz dulcimer.   Well I have to tell you that this guy:

http://chromaticdulcimer.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11
:jazz-on-chromatic-mountain-dulcimer&catid=8:stephen-seifert&Itemid=8

should not be the butt of anyone's joke - instead I doff my virtual hat to
him.    If you're at all interested in playing jazz on an instrument where
its not supposed to be possible, check him out.  On  his lowly three-string
dulcimer he has beautifully documented an approach to learning jazz that is
unpretentious, admirable and inspirational.

And then, strictly for laughs, check out the lost Coltrane Penny Whistle
tapes:

http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=11505