[Harp-L] Tonight in Montclair, NJ:Harvest Harmonica Jazz and Blues Fest at Trumpets Jazz

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

I so wish I could make the show tonight...it's proven impossible, and  I'd 
already have had to have left home to be there on time...it's a heckuva  
long drive from my home on Long Island. 
 
I'm a huge fan of Will Galison and bemoaned the fact I wasn't going to get  
to see him perform....I don't care whether he's playing harmonica, singing  
and/or playing his guitar - anything he does is fine with me - Will's  a 
wonderful all-round entertainer, as he demonstrated at last year's  
GSHFestival and previous SPahs...  as is Rob. Those who attend sure get  their money's 
worth.
 
However - missing Hendrik (who's a monster jazz harmonica player) is  
equally as upsetting. Imagine my surprise in finding myself seated beside him at  
the Banquet for 2009 ....across the table from Enrico, with Val and Phil  
joining us whenever they could manage (in between 'running the festival' 
chores)  :)  Now that's the makings of a great evening....it was harmonica  jazz 
heaven...New York style! 
 
I'll be there in spirit tonight...hope you all have a fabulous time.  
Enrico's club is a special place to be with incredible backing  musicians.  Just 
getting to hear Phil play in this kind of setting is  amazing fun. Although 
by now I should be used to how brilliant he is as a  player - he somehow 
manages to surprise me anew. Enrico Granafei is someone who  needs more 
exposure to the rest of the harmonica world....especially his  singing/guitar 
playing/harmonica 'brazilian' style music...it's gorgeous. I  could listen to him 
for hours. And he's such a nice man!  I just wish I  lived a bit closer to 
the club or had alternate means of getting there.
 
Best,
 
Elizabeth
 
Message: 15
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:20:16 -0400
From: VALERIE  REDLER <gshcsunshine@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [Harp-L] Tonight in Montclair,  NJ:  Harvest Harmonica Jazz
and Blues Fest at Trumpets  Jazz Club
To: harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Gshcsunshine@xxxxxxx


Hope  you can join us at this super jazz and blues night that the GSHC 
co-sponsors  with Trumpets Jazz Club in Montclair, NJ. If you are in or near 
this NY-NJ area  try to join us.  This is our 4th series of events that have 
proven to be  very enjoyable and successful to show the public how the 
harmonica can and  should sound! Our line-up of performers will be Hendrik 
Meurkens, a great jazz  harmonicist ( filling in for Will Galison who has a very bad 
cold tonight); Rob  Paparozzi, our front man, super player and GSHC club 
member, Phil Caltabellotta  doing some cool jazz things and Enrico Granfei on 
hands-free chromatic and  guitar and bass guitar all together. It's a great 
group this evening and hope  you can join us. Visit: www.trumpetsjazz.com 
for more details. 

You can  see all of these performers, along with a host of others at our 
38th GSHC  Festival from Nov.18-20 at the Holiday Inn, Hasbrouck Heitghts, NJ. 
 We  will also be having a night before blues and jazz blast, Jason Ricci 
style also  once again at Trumpets. Detail of this and more about our 
festival can be found  on our website: www.gardenstateharmonicaclub.org.  The 
schedules and  players will be posted as soon as all the details are in order; 
within the next  few weeks.  Do sign up soon, as dinner tables are being 
assigned and the  hotel rooms are filling up.  Hope to see you there! 

Val  Redler
Co-chair GSHC Festival