Howard Levy’s played the harmonica for almost 50 years. He’s really the first to turn the diatonic harmonica into a jazz instrument. And yet, he’s still trying to figure it out. He hears John Popper, ...

GARDNER — Chet Williamson and Jimmy Morrell will jazz it up Sunday at the Gardner Ale House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Williamson, in an interview with the Sentinel & Enterprise last week, talked about ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian musician Toots Thielemans, who turned the lowly harmonica into a virtuoso jazz instrument during an illustrious career that saw him perform with such legends as Charlie Parker, ...

Brian Byrnes, who ran a construction business and raised a family in Marin before focusing on music, makes his debut as a band leader on this EP with his jazz trio. Byrnes wrote two of the record’s ...

Brian Conigliaro - Guitar, Voice & Harmonica, Michael Goetz - Bass, Hiroshi Yamazaki -Piano, Ron Vincent on Drums. Advance ...

Says Branch, “I view [comping] as important as soloing because it’s a challenge. A lot of harmonica players, they only look at the solo aspect. But to be able to enhance the rhythm section or the ...

Mighty Fine Boogie (Ronnie Earl-- Guitar; Kim Wilson-- Harmonica; James Cotton-- Harmonica); Knocking At Your Door (John Primer-- Guitar, Vocals; Matthew Skoller ...

Sonny Clark could play 50 bars of continuous eighth notes and I wouldn't lose interest. That's why he's so important to me. If I were to start playing some other instrument besides harmonica and vibes ...

BRUSSELS — Belgian musician Toots Thielemans, who turned the lowly harmonica into a virtuoso jazz instrument during an illustrious career that saw him perform with such legends as Charlie Parker, has ...

The Jazz Depot will have the blues this weekend with two events that highlight some of the area's best talent. First is the Fifth Harmonica Summit, set for Saturday starting at 11 a.m. The day ...

Brody Buster performs as a one-man band before a Royals game at Kauffman Stadium in June. It's been twenty years since Brody Buster's first round of glory days — when he was a 10-year-old blues ...